Broker

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Broker \Bro"ker\ (br[=o]"k[~e]r), n. [OE. brocour, from a word
     akin to broken, bruken, to use, enjoy, possess, digest, fr.
     AS. br[=u]can to use, enjoy; cf. Fries. broker, F.
     brocanteur. See {Brook}, v. t.]
     1. One who transacts business for another; an agent.
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     2. (Law) An agent employed to effect bargains and contracts,
        as a middleman or negotiator, between other persons, for a
        compensation commonly called brokerage. He takes no
        possession, as broker, of the subject matter of the
        negotiation. He generally contracts in the names of those
        who employ him, and not in his own. --Story.
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     3. A dealer in money, notes, bills of exchange, etc.
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     4. A dealer in secondhand goods. [Eng.]
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     5. A pimp or procurer. [Obs.] --Shak.
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     {Bill broker}, one who buys and sells notes and bills of
        exchange.
  
     {Curbstone broker} or {Street broker}, an operator in stocks
        (not a member of the Stock Exchange) who executes orders
        by running from office to office, or by transactions on
        the street. [U.S.]
  
     {Exchange broker}, one who buys and sells uncurrent money,
        and deals in exchanges relating to money.
  
     {Insurance broker}, one who is agent in procuring insurance
        on vessels, or against fire.
  
     {Pawn broker}. See {Pawnbroker}.
  
     {Real estate broker}, one who buys and sells lands, and
        negotiates loans, etc., upon mortgage.
  
     {Ship broker}, one who acts as agent in buying and selling
        ships, procuring freight, etc.
  
     {Stock broker}. See {Stockbroker}.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  broker
       n : a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for
           a commission [syn: {agent}, {factor}]
       v : act as a broker

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  63 Moby Thesaurus words for "broker":
     Realtor, Wall Streeter, agent, arbitrator, bill broker, bond crowd,
     cambist, connection, contact, cotton broker, curb broker, dealer,
     diamond broker, discount broker, distributor, estate agent,
     floor broker, floor trader, floorman, furniture broker, go-between,
     grain broker, hotel broker, insurance broker, interagent,
     interceder, intercessor, intermediary, intermediate, intermediator,
     intermedium, internuncio, interpleader, jobber, land broker,
     liaison, link, mediary, mediator, medium, middleman, money broker,
     money changer, mortgage broker, negotiant, negotiator, note broker,
     odd-lot dealer, pawnbroker, pit man, real estate agent,
     real estate broker, registered representative, sharebroker,
     ship broker, specialist, stock dealer, stock-exchange broker,
     stockbroker, stockjobber, tie, two-dollar broker, wholesaler
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  broker
       
          {object request broker}