broker

CEFRB2

/ˈbɹəʊkə/

noun · adjective

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A person who arranges buying and selling for others.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A mediator between a buyer and seller.

Examples

  • I hear you've already contacted the broker.

  • The real estate broker was lavish in his spending in Ginza.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
1

Also pronounced

  • /ˈbɹoʊkɚ/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A stockbroker.

  2. A mediator in general, one who liaises between two or more parties to attempt to achieve an outcome of some kind.

adjective

Extra meaning

  1. comparative form of broke: more broke

More examples

In context

  • 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.

  • In Armando Iannucci’s sitcom The Thick of It, government spin doctor Malcolm Tucker brokers a peace with his opposition counterpart.

  • The peace plan was representative of Benedict's inability to appear as a neutral broker of peace

Synonyms

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

To buy stocks on the exchange, you must hire a licensed blank to handle the transaction.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From broke + -er.