noun
broker
BROH-kuh
noun
1
A person or firm that arranges deals between a buyer and a seller, often for a fee.
"Our mortgage broker found us a better interest rate."
"She works as a stockbroker in the city."
verb
1
To arrange or negotiate a deal between other parties.
"The United Nations helped broker a ceasefire between the two countries."
How to Use Broker
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishSomeone (or something) that arranges a deal between two other parties, or the act of arranging that deal.
Common pairings
stockbroker
real estate broker
broker a deal
insurance broker
Word Forms
brokered past tense, brokers plural, Brokers plural, brokers singular
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Etymology
From Middle English brocour, ultimately traced to an Old Dutch word for someone who determines trade customs — related to "brook" in its old sense of "to use" or "profit by."