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broker

bro·ker

UK/ˈbɹəʊkə/ US/ˈbɹoʊkɚ/ fairly common
noun (1) verb (1)

noun

1.

a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission

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verb

1.

act as a broker

Origin

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. Cognates Cognate with Middle Low German brukere (“a broker”), Danish bruger (“a broker, user, handler”), Swedish bruk (“use, custom, trade, business”), Old English broc (“use, profit, advantage, foredeal”). Compare also French brocanter (“to deal in second-hand goods”) from the same Germanic source. More at brook.

Phrases

  • body broker
  • data broker
  • identity broker
  • insurance broker
  • marriage broker
  • rehab broker
  • suit broker

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