stockbroker

noun

stock·​bro·​ker ˈstäk-ˌbrō-kər How to pronounce stockbroker (audio)
: a broker who executes orders to buy and sell securities and often also acts as a security dealer
stockbrokerage noun
stockbroking noun

Examples of stockbroker in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Our family managed socially thanks to my mother’s gentle diplomacy, and to one man, a gregarious stockbroker and philanthropist, who offered my father his friendship. Sage Mehta, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024 Working as a Goldman analyst can lead to a very lucrative career as an investment banker, stockbroker or in private equity. Luisa Beltran, Fortune, 23 Sep. 2024 The 66-year-old lifelong Philadelphia resident was a stay-at-home mom and later worked for a stockbroker. Phaedra Trethan, USA TODAY, 19 Sep. 2024 The series centered on Brian (Sheehan) and Kate Harper (Linda Kelsey), a married couple with two successful careers — Brian as a stockbroker, Kate as a lawyer — and their teenage son, Ross (Christopher Daniel Barnes). Denise Petski, Deadline, 8 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for stockbroker 

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Word History

First Known Use

circa 1706, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of stockbroker was circa 1706

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“Stockbroker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stockbroker. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.

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stockbroker

noun
stock·​bro·​ker ˈstäk-ˌbrō-kər How to pronounce stockbroker (audio)
: one that handles orders to buy and sell stocks

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