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broker.

A mediator between a buyer and seller.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈbɹəʊkə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈbɹoʊkɚ/General-American

  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.

Where this word comes from

From Middle English broker, brokour, brocour, from Anglo-Norman brocour (“small trader”) (compare also abroker (“to act as a broker”)), from Old Dutch *brokere (“one who determines the usages of trade, manager”), from broke, bruyck, breuck (“use, usage, trade”), from Proto-West Germanic *brūkī (“use, custom”), from Proto-Germanic *brūkiz (“use, custom”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰruHg- (“to use, enjoy”), equivalent to brook + -er. Cognates Cognate with Middle Low German brukere (“a broker”), Danish bruger (“a broker, user, handler”), Swedish bruk (“use, custom, trade, business”), Old English broc (“use, profit, advantage, foredeal”). Compare also French brocanter (“to deal in second-hand goods”) from the same Germanic source. More at brook.

verb/ˈbɹəʊkə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈbɹoʊkɚ/General-American

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

    intransitive

  2. To act as a broker in; to bring about through brokering or negotiation; to arrange or negotiate.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

From Middle English broker, brokour, brocour, from Anglo-Norman brocour (“small trader”) (compare also abroker (“to act as a broker”)), from Old Dutch *brokere (“one who determines the usages of trade, manager”), from broke, bruyck, breuck (“use, usage, trade”), from Proto-West Germanic *brūkī (“use, custom”), from Proto-Germanic *brūkiz (“use, custom”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰruHg- (“to use, enjoy”), equivalent to brook + -er. Cognates Cognate with Middle Low German brukere (“a broker”), Danish bruger (“a broker, user, handler”), Swedish bruk (“use, custom, trade, business”), Old English broc (“use, profit, advantage, foredeal”). Compare also French brocanter (“to deal in second-hand goods”) from the same Germanic source. More at brook.

adj/ˈbɹəʊkə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈbɹoʊkɚ/General-American

  1. comparative form of broke: more broke

    comparative · form-of
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English broke Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Germanic *-izô Proto-West Germanic *-iʀō Proto-Germanic *-ōzô Proto-West Germanic *-ōʀō Old English -ra Middle English -ere English -er English broker From broke + -er.

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