BROKER Synonyms: 93 Similar and Opposite Words

broker

noun

ˈbrō-kər

Definition of broker

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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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 Coming from Essex, England, there aren’t too many talent scouts or film and TV power-brokers hanging around. — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 22 July 2026 The government refund portal set up after the Supreme Court ruling is for importers and authorized customs brokers. — Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 21 July 2026 Twelve to 15 acres of land are available for retail use, according to project broker Luke Appert of Cushman and Wakefield. — Talia McWright, Twin Cities, 21 July 2026 Zurich returned to that market in April with a $150 million bond, its first in more than a decade, and brokers say data-centre risk is next in the queue. — Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for broker

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Meanwhile, Vice President JD Vance — the administration’s lead negotiator with Iran — has suggested that military force alone won’t be enough to fully dismantle Iran’s control of the Strait of Hormuz.

— Jomana Karadsheh, CNN Money, 19 July 2026
An Iranian negotiator said Tehran was suspending its commitments to the interim deal signed about a month ago and aimed at permanently ending the fighting.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 July 2026

Definition of negotiator

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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

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Each of them is a working ambassador for the brand, and each was brought into the partnership by Agarwal personally rather than through agency intermediaries.

— Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 22 July 2026
But the league has gone beyond explaining its side to the intermediaries known as the media.

— Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 17 July 2026

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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

Noun

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

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