broker
/ˈbɹoʊkɚ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.89 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
comparative form of broke: more broke
noun
A stockbroker.
noun
A mediator in general, one who liaises between two or more parties to attempt to achieve an outcome of some kind.
noun
An agent involved in the exchange of messages or transactions.
verb
To act as a broker in; to bring about through brokering or negotiation; to arrange or negotiate.
Transitive verb
name
A surname.
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "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."
- "The peace plan was representative of Benedict's inability to appear as a neutral broker of peace"
- "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."
- "In Armando Iannucci’s sitcom The Thick of It, government spin doctor Malcolm Tucker brokers a peace with his opposition counterpart."
- ""To help Eurostar survive, we brokered an agreement with the ORR and Department for Transport to defer part of their charging regime, and that helped its liquidity... that was the only way that it could survive."
Etymology
Etymology tree English broke Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Germanic *-izô Proto-West Germanic *-iʀō Proto-Germanic *-ōzô Proto-West Germanic *-ōʀō Old English -ra Middle English -ere English -er English broker From broke + -er.
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈbɹoʊkɚ/
- British English: /ˈbɹəʊkə/