broker
n. middleman, intermediary; stockbroker; agent who buys and sells property for others v. act as a broker or middleman; buy and sell property for others | ||||
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| An Everquest Glossary |
(n.) Any player character who buys or sells items for the entire party because of better merchant prices caused by high Charisma, faction, etc.
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
(v. t.)
One who transacts business for another; an agent.
(v. t.)
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.
(v. t.)
A pimp or procurer.
(v. t.)
A dealer in secondhand goods.
(v. t.)
A dealer in money, notes, bills of exchange, etc.
| WordNet 2.0 |
Noun
1. a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission
(synonym) agent, factor
(hypernym) businessperson, bourgeois
(hyponym) auctioneer
(member-holonym) brokerage, brokerage firm, securities firm
Verb
1. act as a broker
(hypernym) negociate, negotiate, talk terms
(derivation) brokerage
(classification) commerce, commercialism, mercantilism
| Shakespeare Words |
an agent.
| hEnglish - advanced version |
broker
\bro"ker\ (brō"k&etilde;r), n. [oe. brocour, from a word akin to broken, bruken, to use, enjoy, possess, digest, fr. as. brūcan to use, enjoy; cf. fries. broker, f. brocanteur. see brook, v. t.]
1. one who transacts business for another; an agent.
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.
3. a dealer in money, notes, bills of exchange, etc.
4. a dealer in secondhand goods. [eng.]
5. a pimp or procurer. [obs.]
similar words(18)
common object request broker architecture
suit broker
exchange broker
street broker
real estate broker
stock broker
customhouse broker
object request broker
love broker
web request broker
ship broker
piece broker
pawn broker
discount broker
insurance broker
curbstone broker
bill broker
money broker
| Concise English-Irish Dictionary v. 1.1 |
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One that acts as an agent for others, as in negotiating contracts, purchases, or sales in return for a fee
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