Broker Meaning
/ˈbɹəʊkə/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjcomparative form of broke: more broke
nounA mediator between a buyer and seller.
Sentence Examples
The real estate broker was lavish in his spending in Ginza.
I hear you've already contacted the broker.
CEFR Practice Quiz
To buy stocks on the exchange, you must hire a licensed ____ to handle the transaction.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The stock ____ helped her choose which companies to invest in today.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree English broke English -er English broker From broke + -er.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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 rigid uprightness seemed suited only to the parlour of a dentist, repose being the last idea it suggested."
— 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:
"The peace plan was representative of Benedict's inability to appear as a neutral broker of peace"
— 2014, Spencer C. Tucker, World War I: The Definitive Encyclopedia and Document Collection, →ISBN, page 244:
"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 alliance that many thought impossible."
— 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:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
To buy stocks on the exchange, you must hire a licensed ____ to handle the transaction.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The stock ____ helped her choose which companies to invest in today.