agent, factor, broker
(noun) a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission
broker
(verb) act as a broker
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Broker (plural Brokers)
A surname.
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Broker is the 25226th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 982 individuals. Broker is most common among White (89.0%) individuals.
broker
comparative form of broke
broker (plural brokers)
A mediator between a buyer and seller.
A stockbroker.
A mediator in general, one who liaises between two or more parties to attempt to achieve an outcome of some kind.
(computing) An agent involved in the exchange of messages or transactions.
(mediator between a buyer and seller):
• playbroker
• power broker
• stockbroker
• pawnbroker
(computing: agent involved in the exchange of messages or transactions):
• message broker
• object request broker
• storage resource broker
• tunnel broker
broker (third-person singular simple present brokers, present participle brokering, simple past and past participle brokered)
(intransitive) To act as a broker; to mediate in a sale or transaction.
(transitive) To act as a broker in; to arrange or negotiate.
Source: Wiktionary
Bro"ker, n. Etym: [OE. brocour, from a word akin to broken, bruken, to use, enjoy, possess, digest, fr. AS. br to use, enjoy; cf. Fries. broker, F. brocanteur. See Brook, v. t.]
1. One who transacts business for another; an agent.
2. (Law)
Definition: 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.
3. A dealer in money, notes, bills of exchange, etc.
4. A dealer in secondhand goods. [Eng.]
5. A pimp or procurer. [Obs.] Shak. 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 February 2025
(noun) an advantageous purchase; “she got a bargain at the auction”; “the stock was a real buy at that price”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
