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Definitions for Broker

[1] an agent who buys or sells for a principal on a commission basis without having title to the property.
[2] a person who functions as an intermediary between two or more parties in negotiating agreements, bargains, or the like.
[3] stockbroker.
[4] to act as a broker for: to broker the sale of a house.
[5] to act as a broker.
[6] a simple past tense of break.
[7] Nonstandard . a past participle of break.
[8] Archaic . a past participle of break.
[9] without money; penniless.
[10] bankrupt.
[11] Papermaking . paper unfit for sale; paper that is to be repulped.
[12] brokes, wool of poor quality taken from the neck and belly of sheep.
[13] an agent who, acting on behalf of a principal, buys or sells goods, securities, etc, in return for a commission insurance broker
[14] (formerly) short for stockbroker
[15] a dealer in second-hand goods
[16] to act as a broker (in)
[17] the past tense of break
[18] informal having no money; bankrupt
[19] go for broke slang to risk everything in a gambling or other venture

Words related to Broker

merchant, mediator, agent, intermediary, entrepreneur, financier, dealer, stockbroker, intercessor, negotiator, intermediate, go-between, factor, interceder

Words nearby Broker

broken wind, broken-check, broken-down, broken-field, brokenhearted, broker, broker-dealer, brokerage, brokered convention, broking, brolga

Origin of Broker

1655–65 (adj.); 1875–80 (noun)

Other words from Broker

bro·ker·ship , noun
sub·bro·ker , noun

Word origin for Broker

C14: from Anglo-French brocour broacher (of casks, hence, one who sells, agent), from Old Northern French broquier to tap a cask, from broque tap of a cask; see broach 1

Synonyms for Broker

agent, dealer, entrepreneur, financier, intermediary, mediator, merchant, stockbroker, factor, go-between, intercessor, intermediate, negotiator, business person, interagent, interceder, middleperson