stockbroker

[ stok-broh-ker ]

noun

1. a broker, especially one employed by a member firm of a stock exchange, who buys and sells stocks and other securities for customers.

stockbroker

/ ˈstɒkˌbrəʊkərɪdʒ; ˈstɒkˌbrəʊkə /

noun

1. a person who buys and sells securities on a commission basis for customers Often shortened tobroker

Derived Forms

• stockbrokerage, noun

Other Words From

• stock·brok·er·age stock brok·er·age [stok, -broh-ker-ij], noun
• stock·brok·ing stock·brok·er·ing noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of stockbroker¹

First recorded in 1700–10; stock + broker

Example Sentences

Stewart said she did when she worked as a stockbroker on Wall Street in the 1960s, but Andy never knew of her infidelity.

From Salon

In the days following the crash it emerged that Violet owed her stockbroker £1m, and had borrowed thousands of pounds from her ex-fiancé and hundreds from a widowed neighbour.

From BBC

The son of a stockbroker, he was born in Kent and attended private school Dulwich College, in South London.

From BBC

“I always wanted to be a stockbroker, and I couldn’t do that because you can’t get bondable with a felony.”

From Los Angeles Times

After his NFL career, Thomas became a stockbroker in Los Angeles before he and his father bought a restaurant/bar/bowling alley in Yreka, California.

From Seattle Times

Related Words

• backer
• banker
• broker
• capitalist
• entrepreneur
• merchant
• operator
• speculator
• tycoon