broker
A mediator between a buyer and sellerA mediator between a buyer and seller.
» Tom was a stock broker.
Tom war ein Börsenmakler.
Meaning
4 sensesA mediator between a buyer and seller.
Vermittler, Makler
посре́дникposrédnik, бро́керbróker, ма́клерmákler
посере́дникposerédnyk, бро́керbróker, ма́клерmákler
A stockbroker.
Broker, Börsenmakler, Börsenmaklerin
ма́клерmákler, бро́керbróker
ма́клерmákler, бро́керbróker
A mediator in general, one who liaises between two or more parties to attempt to achieve an outcome of some kind.
An agent involved in the exchange of messages or transactions.
- a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission
Examples
22 sentencesTom was a stock broker.
deTom war ein Börsenmakler.
Tom is a stock broker.
Tom is a real estate broker.
Real estate agencies have many independent brokers.
I hear you've already contacted the broker.
deIch habe gehört, Sie hätten die Vermittlung bereits kontaktiert.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English broker, brokour, brocour, from Anglo-Norman brocour (“small trader”) (From Middle English broker, brokour, brocour, from Anglo-Norman brocour (“small trader”) (compare also abroker (“to act as a broker”)), from Old Dutch *brokere (“one who determines the usages of trade, manager”), from broke, bruyck, breuck (“use, usage, trade”), from Proto-West Germanic *brūkī (“use, custom”), from Proto-Germanic *brūkiz (“use, custom”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰruHg- (“to use, enjoy”), equivalent to brook + -er.
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