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

stockbroking

2 of 2

noun (2)

: the business or work of a stockbroker

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Patten, a former stockbroker, is the last of three defendants to be sentenced in the securities fraud case involving the deli-owning company, Hometown International, and a shell company, E-Waste. Dan Mangan, CNBC, 21 July 2026 His father, Howard Homan Buffett, was a stockbroker who introduced him to the stock market at a young age. Sarah Glodek, Fortune, 20 July 2026 Directed by Martin Scorsese and set in the late 80s and early 90s, the movie starred Leonardo DiCaprio as Jordan Belfort, an uninhibited young stockbroker who becomes enamored by the excess and ruthlessness of Wall Street. Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 19 July 2026 Scott Swift Before he was known to Swifties as Taylor’s dad, Scott Swift was a stockbroker and vice president of Merrill Lynch. Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 3 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for stockbroker

Word History

First Known Use

Noun (1)

circa 1706, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of stockbroker was circa 1706

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“Stockbroker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stockbroker. Accessed 25 Jul. 2026.

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stockbroker

noun
: one that handles orders to buy and sell stocks

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