broker

bro·ker

noun \ˈbrō-kər\

Definition of BROKER

1

: one who acts as an intermediary: as a : an agent who arranges marriages b : an agent who negotiates contracts of purchase and sale (as of real estate, commodities, or securities)

2

: power broker

3

: one who sells or distributes something <an information broker>

— broker verb

Examples of BROKER

1. <the broker in the hostage situation was a prominent reporter that the gunman felt he could trust>
2. <all of the local yacht brokers were at the boat show>

Origin of BROKER

Middle English, negotiator, from Anglo-French brocour

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to BROKER

Synonyms: mediator, buffer, conciliator, go-between, honest broker, interceder, intercessor, intermediary, intermediate, interposer, middleman, peacemaker

Antonyms: buyer, purchaser

Related Words: troubleshooter; moderator; bargainer, negotiant, negotiator; appeaser, pacificator, pacifier, reconciler; agent, attorney, deputy, factor, procurator, proxy; liaison, medium; ambassador, emissary, envoy, legate, messenger; delegate, representative; busybody, interferer, meddler; arbiter, arbitrator, judge, referee, umpire; adviser (also advisor), counselor (or counsellor)

Near Antonyms: consumer, end user, user

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Other Job Terms

factotum, milliner, ostler, scrivener, tinker, webster, wordsmith

Rhymes with BROKER

choker, croaker, joker, ocher, poker, soaker, smoker, stoker, stroker