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BROKER Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster Est. 1828 Dictionary Definition noun verb noun 3 noun verb Synonyms Example Sentences Word History Phrases Containing Rhymes Entries Near Related Articles Cite this Entry Citation Kids Definition Kids Legal Definition Legal More from M-W Show more Show more Citation Kids Legal More from M-W Save Word To save this word, you'll need to log in. Log In broker 1 of 3 noun bro·​ker ˈbrō-kər plural brokers Synonyms of broker Simple Definition A Simple Definition is available from our Learner's Dictionary to help you understand the meaning faster. 1 : someone who acts as an intermediary: such as a : an agent who negotiates contracts of purchase and sale (as of real estate, commodities, or securities) … the 47-year-old real-estate broker figured he could scavenge some used computer equipment for his new firm's downtown office. — Joellen Perry see also pawnbroker , stockbroker b : an agent who arranges marriages a marriage broker … he had traveled to Pakistan late last year and paid around $14,500 to a Chinese broker in the hopes of bringing home a Pakistani bride. — Salman Masood and Amy Qin 2 : power broker Though he resigned in 2020, [Shinzo] Abe remained a powerful political broker who continued to push for Japan to take a tougher defense approach. — William Gallo 3 : someone who sells or distributes something an information/data broker insurance brokers see also: honest broker broker 2 of 3 verb brokered ; brokering ; brokers transitive verb : to function as a broker with regard to (something, such as an agreement or deal) : to arrange, settle, or control (something) as a broker … mediators tasked with brokering peace in Sudan … — The Associated Press A state-run Egyptian TV station announced that Egypt, a frequent mediator between the sides, had brokered a ceasefire. — Fares Akram and Ilan Ben Zion He brokered the sale of many homes and farms throughout his career. — The Ozark County (Missouri) Times broker 3 of 3 comparative form of broke entry 2 Synonyms of broker Relevance Noun negotiator mediator intermediary agent ambassador middleman liaison attorney buffer peacemaker conciliator honest broker See All Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus Examples of broker in a Sentence Noun the broker in the hostage situation was a prominent reporter that the gunman felt he could trust all of the local yacht brokers were at the boat show Recent Examples on the Web Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback . Noun The bill — after a late amendment — would’ve asked voters to decide whether Colorado law enforcement should be able to access individuals’ data from third-party brokers without a warrant. — The Denver Post, Denver Post , 2 May 2026 Republican Mark Powell — a successful real estate broker and former member of the county Board of Education who’s also been a reserve police officer, a classroom teacher and National University professor — is running on a reform agenda. — U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune , 2 May 2026 Verb The deal was brokered by Paradigm Talent Agency and negotiated by Alan Abrams on behalf of the filmmakers. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline , 1 May 2026 Meyer still brokers earth-shattering private deals, but for the last decade, he’s been sorting through Si’s deep collection. — Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair , 1 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for broker Word History Etymology Noun Middle English brocour, bragger "broker, middleman," borrowed from Anglo-French abrocour, brocour, broggour (British Medieval Latin abrocātor, brocātor, broggātor ), of uncertain origin Note: The hypothesis in the Oxford English Dictionary ( OED ), first edition, that Middle English and Anglo-French brocour originally referred to a person broaching a cask, does not appear to be supportable. The word broc in "celui qui vend le vin au broc" ("one who sells wine by means of a broc "), the gloss of brocheor in Godefroy's Lexique de l'ancien français, refers to a pitcher (the conventional meaning of this word in modern French), not the tap on a cask. Godefroy's source for this noun is in any case unknown. Old French brochier means "to place on a spit (broche)," not "tap a cask." The noun broche is attested in Old French in the sense "wooden peg used to stop the hole made in a cask," hence "wooden tap" ( robinet de bois ), and in modern Walloon dialect mèt à broke means "to tap a cask" (compare mettre a broche "to tap a cask" in Anglo-French), but there is no corresponding verb or agent noun in medieval French. On the other hand, abrokur, brokur "broker, middleman" is well-attested in Anglo-French from ca. 1300 and Medieval Latin brocator, broggator, brocarius, brocagium, etc., from the late thirteenth century, with no allusion to opening wine barrels. The source of this noun is unclear, though its locus is England rather than the Continent. Französisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (vol. 15/1, p. 291) notes Liège dialect a broke "by retail (sale)" (from 1377) and abroquer "broker" in a thirteenth-century document from St. Omer in Artois, and concludes that Middle Dutch brocke "piece broken off (something larger)" is the etymon behind these words, but the English evidence is not touched on. The Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology departs from the OED, adducing Old Occitan abrocador "broker" (also abrocadra, abrochador ), attested from 1336 in Bordeaux, which the Dictionnaire de l'Occitan Médiéval regards as a vernacularization of the Latin word. (Bordeaux can be readily linked to England at that time on both commercial and political fronts.) Further adduced as a source is Spanish alboroque "refreshment taken on the conclusion of a transaction," presumably of Semitic origin (see Federico Corriente, Dictionary of Arabic and Allied Loanwords: Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan, Galician and Kindred Dialects (Brill, 2008), pp. 60-61). Verb derivative of broker entry 1 First Known Use Noun 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Verb 1638, in the meaning defined above Time Traveler The first known use of broker was in the 14th century See more words from the same century Phrases Containing broker honest broker insurance broker power broker Rhymes for broker choker coker croaker joker ochre poker smoker mediocre pawnbroker stockbroker See All Rhymes for broker Browse Nearby Words broken-winded broker broker's loan See all Nearby Words Articles Related to broker The Words of the Week - Nov. 24 Dictionary lookups from the holidays, the Middle East, and presidential history Cite this Entry Style MLA Chicago APA Merriam-Webster “Broker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary , Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/broker. Accessed 5 May. 2026. Copy Citation Kids Definition broker noun bro·​ker ˈbrō-kər : a person who acts as an agent in the purchase and sale of property Legal Definition broker noun bro·​ker ˈbrō-kər : an agent who negotiates contracts of sale (as of real estate or securities) or other agreements (as insurance contracts or mortgages) between the parties for a fee or commission compare dealer , finder Note: An insurance broker differs from an insurance agent in that a broker is usually considered an agent of the insured, even though he or she may receive a commission from an insurance company. A broker may sell the products of a number of insurers, and an insurer has no liability for a broker's wrongful actions. A securities broker often acts also as a dealer and so is often referred to as a broker-dealer. More from Merriam-Webster on broker Nglish: Translation of broker for Spanish Speakers Britannica.com: Encyclopedia article about broker Last Updated: 3 May 2026 - Updated example sentences Love words? 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