stockbroker

noun

stock·bro·ker | \ ˈstäk-ˌbrō-kər

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Definition of stockbroker

: a broker who executes orders to buy and sell securities and often also acts as a security dealer

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Other Words from stockbroker

stockbrokerage \ ˈstäk-ˌbrō-k(ə-)rij

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stockbroking \ ˈstäk-ˌbrō-kiŋ

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Recent Examples on the Web The Wolf of Wall Street, about stockbroker Jordan Belfort. — Angela Watercutter, Wired, "GameStop Makes This a Good Time to Rewatch The Big Short," 29 Jan. 2021 Her parents had met in journalism school, at the University of Missouri, but one ended up a stockbroker and the other a homemaker. — Eric Boodman @ericboodman, STAT, "Sharon Begley, path-breaking science journalist who spun words into gold, dies at 64," 17 Jan. 2021 His dad introduced him to a Black stockbroker in Chicago, one who became a role model to Rogers, showing that Black people work in finance, too. — CBS News, "Stocks are soaring, but most Black people are missing out," 12 Oct. 2020 Reiff’s mother worked, running a doctor’s office, and her father was a stockbroker. — Maria Halkias, Dallas News, "Container Store CEO’s favorite collection doesn’t need storing," 24 Dec. 2020 His dad introduced him to a Black stockbroker in Chicago, one who became a role model to Rogers, showing that Black people work in finance, too. — CBS News, "Stocks are soaring, but most Black people are missing out," 12 Oct. 2020 Rory, a Londoner of working-class roots who found success as a New York stockbroker, moves back to the United Kingdom to capitalize on the economic boom times of the Margaret Thatcher era. — David Sims, The Atlantic, "The Nest Is a Haunted-House Movie Without Ghosts," 27 Nov. 2020 John Schoenewolf Winter, son of Henry Leslie Winter, a stockbroker, and his wife, Rhetta Schoenewolf Winter, was born in Baltimore. — Frederick N. Rasmussen, baltimoresun.com, "John S. ‘Jack’ Winter, retired stockbroker and naval aviator, dies," 4 Nov. 2020 After retiring from football, Mr. Orr became a stockbroker in Atlanta and was an assistant coach and broadcaster for the Atlanta Falcons. — Washington Post, "Jimmy Orr, Baltimore Colts receiver with nose for the end zone, dies at 85," 30 Oct. 2020

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“Stockbroker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stockbroker. Accessed 27 Feb. 2021.

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stockbroker

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English Language Learners Definition of stockbroker

: someone whose job is to buy and sell shares of stock for other people

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stockbroker

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stock·bro·ker | \ ˈstäk-ˌbrō-kər

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: a person who handles orders to buy and sell stocks

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