broker
/ˈbɹəʊkə/US/ˈbɹoʊkɚ/
broker is the comparative form of broke.
Noun
broker (plural brokers)
- A mediator between a buyer and seller.
- It is singular how forcibly this passage in my narrative brings to my mind a picture which used to be, some years ago, at a broker's—that charnel-house of the comforts and graces of life. It had been taken out of its frame, and leant in a dark and dusty corner against a perpendicular armchair...1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XII, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume II, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 119
- Liz Brent, broker at Go Brent in Maryland and Washington, DC, said she’s spent the past few months changing how she presents properties by emphasizing photographs, 3-D tours, and video vignettes for homes online.2020 June 12, Anna Bahney, “The new rules of buying and selling a house in a coronavirus world”, in CNN Business
- A stockbroker.
- A mediator in general, one who liaises between two or more parties to attempt to achieve an outcome of some kind.
- The peace plan was representative of Benedict's inability to appear as a neutral broker of peace2014, Spencer C. Tucker, World War I: The Definitive Encyclopedia and Document Collection, →ISBN, page 244
- An agent involved in the exchange of messages or transactions.
Verb
broker (third-person singular simple present brokers, present participle brokering, simple past and past participle brokered)
- To act as a broker; to mediate in a sale or transaction.
- Synonyms:
- broke
- To act as a broker in; to bring about through brokering or negotiation; to arrange or negotiate.
- When you first arrived on Menae, I had a hard time seeing how you flying off with one of our best generals would benefit our fight against the Reapers. However, as I now watch turian and krogan fighters working together to take down a Reaper destroyer, I must admit I am impressed. You've brokered...2012, BioWare, Mass Effect 3 (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: Impressive work
- In Armando Iannucci’s sitcom The Thick of It, government spin doctor Malcolm Tucker brokers a peace with his opposition counterpart.2018 July 16, Kate Maltby, Ava Etemadzadeh, “Harassment is parliament’s dirty cross-party secret. Is it about to change?”, in The Guardian
Meaning of broke
Adjective (1)
broke (not generally comparable, comparative broker or more broke, superlative brokest or most broke)
- Financially ruined, bankrupt.
- He was broke after spending all his money into video games.
- Without any money, penniless.
- dead broke; flat broke
- Synonyms:
- almsless, arm, badly off, bankrupt, beggared, beggarly, boracic, broken, broker than the Ten Commandments, depauperate
- Broken.
- If it ain’t broke, don't fix it.
- Demoted, deprived of a commission.
- He was broke and rendered unfit to serve His Majesty at sea.
Adjective (2)
broke (comparative more broke, superlative most broke)
Proper noun capitalized: Broker
Broker (plural Brokers)
- A surname.
Synonyms of broker
Forms of broker
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | brokers |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | brokers |
| present participle | brokering |
| past participle | brokered |
| past | brokered |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Brokers |
Origin of broker
From broke + -er.
From Middle English broker, brokour, brocour, from Anglo-Norman brocour (“small trader”) (compare also abroker (“to act as a broker”)), from Old Dutch *brokere (“one who determines the usages of trade, manager”), from broke, bruyck, breuck (“use, usage, trade”), from Proto-West Germanic *brūkī (“use, custom”), from Proto-Germanic *brūkiz (“use, custom”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰruHg- (“to use, enjoy”), equivalent to brook + -er. Cognates Cognate with Middle Low German brukere (“a broker”), Danish bruger (“a broker, user, handler”), Swedish bruk (“use, custom, trade, business”), Old English broc (“use, profit, advantage, foredeal”). Compare also French brocanter (“to deal in second-hand goods”) from the same Germanic source. More at brook.
Words formed from broker
Phrases with broker
- ship broker
- floor broker
- money broker
- piece broker
- power broker
- share broker
- sworn broker
- honest broker
- tunnel broker
- message broker
- produce broker
- object request broker
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Words that rhyme with broker
Questions about broker
- What does broker mean?
- Broker means a mediator between a buyer and seller.
- What is broker the comparative form of?
- Broker is the comparative form of broke.
- What part of speech is broker?
- Broker can be a noun, a verb or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce broker?
- Broker is pronounced /ˈbɹəʊkə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of broker?
- The plural of broker is brokers.
Words near broker in the dictionary
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