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broker^¹

/ˈbɹəʊkə/ UK
/ˈbɹoʊkɚ/ US

Rhymes with -əʊkə(ɹ)

adjective

comparative comparative form of broke: more broke

broker^²

/ˈbɹəʊkə/ UK
/ˈbɹoʊkɚ/ US

Rhymes with -əʊkə(ɹ)

Where it comes from

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.

noun 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, whose
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 peace
An agent involved in the exchange of messages or transactions.

verb brokers · brokering · brokered

intransitive To act as a broker; to mediate in a sale or transaction.
Similar: broke
transitive 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 an

Broker^³

proper noun Brokers

A surname.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: agent, factor, broking, merchantable, brokerage, bargain, firm, banker, trader, stockbroker, ombudsman, dealer, ombudsperson, proxy, realtor, middleman

Translations

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noun mediator between a buyer and seller

Español	corredor, bróker, broker
한국어	중개인 junggaein, 브로커 beurokeo
日本語	仲立人 nakadachinin, ブローカー burōka
中文	經紀人 /经纪人 jīngjìrén, 中間人 /中间人 zhōngjiānrén
हिन्दी	दलाल dalāl, बिचौलिया bicauliyā
Kiswahili	dalali
Português	intermediário, corretor
Français	courtier, représentant, démarcheur
Deutsch	Vermittler, Makler
Italiano	intermediario, broker
Ελληνικά	μεσίτης mesítis, μεσίτρια mesítria
Română	agent, samsar
Русский	посре́дник posrédnik, бро́кер bróker, ма́клер mákler
Tiếng Việt	người môi giới
العربية	سِمْسَار simsār, وَسِيط wasīṭ, دَلَّال dallāl
עברית	בְּרוֹקֶר bróker

noun stockbroker

Español	corredor de bolsa, agente de bolsa, agente de cambio [y bolsa], bróker, broker
Português	corretor de bolsa, corretor de valores
Deutsch	Broker, Börsenmakler, Börsenmaklerin
Русский	ма́клер mákler, бро́кер bróker

verb to mediate in a sale or transaction

Kiswahili	udalali
Português	intermediar
Français	courter

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@misc{broker_2026,
  title = {broker},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/broker},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}