Broker

Quick meaning: Broker is an adjective meaning comparative form of broke: more broke.

Meaning

comparative form of broke: more broke.

More Meanings

1. A mediator between a buyer and seller.
2. A stockbroker.
3. A mediator in general, one who liaises between two or more parties to attempt to achieve an outcome of some kind.
4. (computing) An agent involved in the exchange of messages or transactions.
5. (intransitive) To act as a broker; to mediate in a sale or transaction.
6. (transitive) To act as a broker in; to bring about through brokering or negotiation; to arrange or negotiate.

Example Sentences

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

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.

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.

Word Forms

• brokers
• brokering
• brokered

Synonyms for broker

Depending on context, synonyms include broke, agent, factor.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include agent, factor, broking, merchantable, brokerage, bargain.

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