broker

[Bro·ker]

A broker is someone who buys or sells for someone else for a commission. You may go to a real estate company to get a broker to help you buy a house.

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One who transacts business for another; an agent.

Noun
a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission

Verb
act as a broker

v. t.
One who transacts business for another; an agent.

v. t.
An agent employed to effect bargains and contracts, as a middleman or negotiator, between other persons, for a compensation commonly called brokerage. He takes no possession, as broker, of the subject matter of the negotiation. He generally contracts in the names of those who employ him, and not in his own.

v. t.
A dealer in money, notes, bills of exchange, etc.

v. t.
A dealer in secondhand goods.

v. t.
A pimp or procurer.

Broker

Bro"ker , n. [OE. brocour, from a word akin to broken, bruken, to use, enjoy, possess, digest, fr. AS. brcan to use, enjoy; cf. Fries. broker, F. brocanteur. See Brook, v. t.] 1. One who transacts business for another; an agent. 2. (Law) An agent employed to effect bargains and contracts, as a middleman or negotiator, between other persons, for a compensation commonly called brokerage. He takes no possession, as broker, of the subject matter of the negotiation. He generally contracts in the names of those who employ him, and not in his own. Story. 3. A dealer in money, notes, bills of exchange, etc. 4. A dealer in secondhand goods. [Eng.] 5. A pimp or procurer. [Obs.] Shak. Bill broker, one who buys and sells notes and bills of exchange. -- Curbstone broker or Street broker, an operator in stocks (not a member of the Stock Exchange) who executes orders by running from office to office, or by transactions on the street. [U.S.] -- Exchange broker, one who buys and sells uncurrent money, and deals in exchanges relating to money. -- Insurance broker, one who is agent in procuring insurance on vessels, or against fire. -- Pawn broker. See Pawnbroker. -- Real estate broker, one who buys and sells lands, and negotiates loans, etc., upon mortgage. -- Ship broker, one who acts as agent in buying and selling ships, procuring freight, etc. -- Stock broker. See Stockbroker.

One who transacts business for another; an agent.

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Usage Examples

I do not regard a broker as a member of the human race.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

One of the really positive things about minority government is that there is the necessity to broker policy positions. What happens is you get a hybrid of what a single party might do. And I don't think that is a bad thing.