broker

Meaning

Adj

comparative form of broke: more broke

Noun

1. A mediator between a buyer and seller.
2. A stockbroker.
3. A mediator in general, one who liaises between two or more parties to attempt to achieve an outcome of some kind.
4. An agent involved in the exchange of messages or transactions.

Verb

1. To act as a broker; to mediate in a sale or transaction.
2. To act as a broker in; to arrange or negotiate.

Synonyms

agent

middleman

factor

stockbroker

intermediary

go-between

representative

dealer

jobber

delegate

envoy

stand-in

proxy

employment agency

distributor

intercessor

commission agent

attorney

transactor

transmitter

treat

work out

junk dealer

land agent

negociate

great liar

unreliable person

intermediator

arms broker

fomite

influence peddler

registered representative

commission salesman

floor broker

floor trader

inside broker

board broker

commission broker

securities dealer

adjudicator

broker-a-gent

banian

banker

bargain

cambist

commission merchant

consult

dawdler

fixer

mediator

negotiate

negotiator

palaver

parley

pimp

router

salesman

stockjobber

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈbɹəʊkə/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: broker

Cognate with Middle Low German: brukere

Cognate with Danish: bruger

Cognate with Swedish: bruk

Cognate with Old English: broc

Cognate with French: brocanter

In summary

From broke + -er.