broker

bro·ker

 (brō′kər)

n.

1. One that acts as an agent for others, as in negotiating contracts, purchases, or sales in return for a fee or commission.

2. A stockbroker.

3. A power broker.

tr.v. bro·kered, bro·ker·ing, bro·kers

To arrange or manage as a broker: broker an agreement among opposing factions.

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[Middle English brokour, from Anglo-Norman brocour, abrocour; akin to Spanish alboroque, ceremonial gift at conclusion of business deal, from Arabic al-barka, the blessing, colloquial variant of al-baraka : al-, the + baraka, blessing, divine favor (from bāraka, to bless; see brk in Semitic roots).]

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broker

(ˈbrəʊkə)

n

1. (Stock Exchange) an agent who, acting on behalf of a principal, buys or sells goods, securities, etc, in return for a commission: insurance broker.

2. (Stock Exchange) (formerly) short for stockbroker

3. (Professions) a dealer in second-hand goods

vb

(Stock Exchange) to act as a broker (in)

[C14: from Anglo-French brocour broacher (of casks, hence, one who sells, agent), from Old Northern French broquier to tap a cask, from broque tap of a cask; see broach¹]

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bro•ker

(ˈbroʊ kər)
n.

1. an agent who buys or sells for a principal on a commission basis.

2. a person who acts as an intermediary in arranging marriages, negotiating agreements, etc.

3. stockbroker.

v.t.

4. to act as a broker for: to broker the sale of a house.

5. to negotiate, arrange, or manipulate as a broker: a presidential nomination brokered by party pros; a brokered political convention.

v.i.

6. to act as a broker.

[1350–1400; Middle English broco(u)r < Anglo-French broco(u)r, abrocour middleman]

bro′ker•ship`, n.

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broker

- Originally, a broker or brokour bought wine cheaply in quantity and sold it at a profit; broker came to mean any retailer who did this, or a middleman/agent.

See also related terms for profit.

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broker

Past participle: brokered
Gerund: brokering

Imperative

broker

broker

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	broker - a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission agent, factor brokerage, brokerage firm, securities firm - a stock broker's business; charges a fee to act as intermediary between buyer and seller auctioneer - an agent who conducts an auction bourgeois, businessperson - a capitalist who engages in industrial commercial enterprise insurance agent, insurance broker, underwriter, general agent - an agent who sells insurance investment banker, underwriter - a banker who deals chiefly in underwriting new securities estate agent, house agent, land agent, real estate agent, real estate broker - a person who is authorized to act as an agent for the sale of land; "in England they call a real estate agent a land agent" ship broker - an agent for the ship owner; obtains cargo and may arrange for its loading or discharge stockbroker - an agent in the buying and selling of stocks and bonds syndic - one appointed to represent a city or university or corporation in business transactions travel agent - someone who sells or arranges trips or tours for customers
Verb	1.	broker - act as a broker commerce, commercialism, mercantilism - transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services) negotiate, talk terms, negociate - discuss the terms of an arrangement; "They negotiated the sale of the house"

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broker

noun

1. dealer, marketer, agent, trader, supplier, merchant, entrepreneur, negotiator, chandler, mediator, intermediary, wholesaler, middleman, factor, purveyor, go-between, tradesman, merchandiser They met through a commercial marriage broker.

verb

1. organize, run, plan, set up, arrange, construct, put together, get together, marshal, get going, coordinate He tried to broker a peace conference.

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broker

noun

Someone who acts as an intermediate agent in a transaction or helps to resolve differences:

go-between, interceder, intercessor, intermediary, intermediate, intermediator, mediator, middleman.

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Translations

سِمْسارسِمْسار، وَكيلٌ تِجاري

makléřjednatel

mægler

Makler

μεσίτης

agentecorredorcorredor de bolsa

välittäjä

courtierreprésentantnégocier

mešetar

alkuszbróker

miîlari

mediatoresensaleagente di cambiointermediario

ブローカー

중개인

brokeris

apdrošināšanas aģentsmāklerisstarpnieks

effectenmakelaar

megler

makler

corretor de valores

брокермаклер

mäklare

นายหน้า

komisyoncusimsar

người môi giới

经纪人

broker

[ˈbrəʊkəʳ]

A. N (Comm) → agente mf; (= stockbroker) → corredor(a) m/f de bolsa, bolsista mf

B. VT [+ deal, agreement] → negociar

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

broker

[ˈbrəʊkə^r]

n → courtier m (en bourse), agent m de change

vt [+ peace, agreement, deal, plan] → négocier, négocier en tant qu'intermédiaire

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

broker

n (St Ex, Fin, real estate) → Makler m; yachting broker → Bootshändler m

vt deal, agreement → aushandeln

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

broker

[ˈbrəʊkəʳ] n (Comm) → mediatore/trice; (stock broker) → agente m/f di cambio

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

broker

(ˈbrəukə) noun

a person employed to buy and sell (especially shares etc) for others. an insurance broker; a stockbroker. makelaar سِمْسار، وَكيلٌ تِجاري посредник corretor jednatel, makléř der Makler mægler μεσίτης, χρηματιστής corredor/agente de bolsa maakler دلال؛ کارگذار kaupanvälittäjä courtier סוֹכֵן מְניוֹת दलाल broker alkusz, bróker pialang intermediario, mediatore; agente di cambio 仲買人 중개인 brokeris (biržas) mākleris; starpnieks; apdrošināšanas aģents broker makelaarmeklermakler دلال، کارپیداکوونکی corretor broker, agent de bursă брокер sprostredkovateľ, maklér posrednik broker mäklare นายหน้า komisyoncu, simsar 經紀人 брокер دلال người môi giới 经纪人

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

broker

→ سِمْسار makléř mægler Makler μεσίτης agente välittäjä courtier mešetar mediatore ブローカー 중개인 effectenmakelaar megler makler corretor de valores маклер mäklare นายหน้า komisyoncu người môi giới 经纪人

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