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

Other Job Terms

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

Rhymes with BROKER

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