broker

noun

ˈbrō-kər How to pronounce broker (audio)
Definition of brokernext
1
as in negotiator
one who works with opposing sides in order to bring about an agreement the broker in the hostage situation was a prominent reporter that the gunman felt he could trust

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2
as in seller
the person in a business deal who hands over an item in exchange for money all of the local yacht brokers were at the boat show

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Recent Examples of broker Ultimately, his vision for Robinson is to be more than just a freight forwarder and shipping broker. — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 14 July 2026 Dial said his arrest went on his record and ruined his career as an investment broker. — ABC News, 14 July 2026 On July 13, Lopez’s broker, Branden Williams, told The New York Post that the property was in escrow. — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 13 July 2026 Small choices like this can reduce the amount of new data flowing into broker databases. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 13 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for broker
Recent Examples of Synonyms for broker
  1. negotiator
  2. seller
  3. mediator
  4. vendor
  5. intermediary
  6. agent
  7. ambassador
  8. middleman
Noun
  • Graham’s death deprives the Senate of not only a reliable Republican vote, but also a negotiator who often helped assemble coalitions on national security issues, judicial nominations, and budget legislation.
    — Nik Popli, Time, 13 July 2026
  • As described in this November 2025 article, the co-defendants were Texas resident Kevin Martin, a ransomware negotiator for DigitalMint, and Georgia resident Ryan Goldberg, an incident manager at security firm Sygnia.
    — Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 10 July 2026
Definition of negotiator
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  • How a short-seller became a culture‑war combatant Most people have hobbies or interests.
    — Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 20 July 2026
  • This deal from an Amazon seller brings the price down to $1,195, with the official Amazon listing on sale for $1,199.
    — Harry Bennett, Space.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of seller
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  • Iran also broadened its retaliatory strikes, hitting Bahrain, Kuwait and mediator Qatar.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 July 2026
  • This is creating an entirely new way of communicating, where autonomous systems act as mediators in our online engagement.
    — Sammy Ahmed, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
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  • The chancellor and his team should use this misstep as inspiration to upend the DOE’s profoundly frustrating, bureaucratic and slow procurement system to save taxpayer dollars and get vendors swiftly paid.
    — Lincoln Restler, New York Daily News, 18 July 2026
  • There are seemingly miles of vendors and antiques experts speeding their way from booth-to-booth with a Hulken bag of their wares trailing behind.
    — Heather Bien, Southern Living, 18 July 2026
Definition of vendor
Noun
  • Baleba remains the oven-ready Premier League option In August 2025, United used intermediaries to explore a deal for Carlos Baleba with Brighton.
    — Carl Anka, New York Times, 9 July 2026
  • The margin previously fragmented across intermediaries flows back, in meaningful part, to the carrier that orchestrated the trip.
    — Somit Goyal, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
Definition of intermediary
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  • His body was found two days later, on July 6, facedown in the water off the shoreline of Horn Island by a National Park Service agent.
    — Holly Yan, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
  • With Agentic Mode, the interface is hidden, and the agent can only use the logins and one-time passcodes explicitly approved for the current task.
    — Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 18 July 2026
Definition of agent
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  • Joanne Goh, founder and president of MIFFest, delivered the welcome address alongside this year’s festival ambassadors, Bront Palarae, Daiyan Trisha and Jack Tan.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 19 July 2026
  • The billionaire owner of Fertitta Entertainment was sworn in as ambassador to Italy in 2025.
    — Colleen Barry, Fortune, 18 July 2026
Definition of ambassador
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  • Brokers essentially act as middlemen between investors and the financial markets.
    — Elizabeth Gravier,Dan Avery, CNBC, 16 July 2026
  • On Medicare, Congress needs to get serious about the large portion of costs driven up by drug companies, private insurers, and medical industry middlemen.
    — Elijah Manley, Sun Sentinel, 9 July 2026
Definition of middleman

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