bill broker

noun

1. a money dealer who buys, sells, discounts, or negotiates bills of exchange or promissory notes.

bill broker

noun

1. a person whose business is the purchase and sale of bills of exchange

Word History and Origins

Origin of bill broker¹

An Americanism dating back to 1825–35

Example Sentences

Trader B will accept the draft and return it to trader A, who will discount it with his banker or with the bill broker.

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The father was a London bill-broker, cool-headed, calculating, practical.

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When acting thus the bill-broker is not a broker at all, as he deals as principal and does not act as agent.

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Lucien started, as if the bill-broker had thrust a red-hot skewer through his heart.

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You know very well that our grandfather was a bill-broker, and rather a seedy one at that.

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