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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
broker/ˈbrəʊkə(r)/

▶noun a person who buys and sells goods or assets for others.

■ Compare with broker-dealer. ▶verb arrange or negotiate (a deal or plan).

– derivatives
brokerage noun.

– origin ME (denoting a retailer or pedlar): from Anglo-Norman Fr. brocour, of unknown ultimate origin.

'broker' also found in these Oxford entries:

broker-dealer - buy-in - dealer - honest broker - insurance broker - job - jobber - margin - margin call - power broker - shipbroker - stockbroker

Forum discussions with the word(s) "broker" in the title:

as different from the run-of-the-mine tip or the average broker's advice as gold is from clay.
Customs Broker
power broker
tack on a broker’s fee

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