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

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Martha had previously worked in New York as a model and a stockbroker but found her true calling by opening a catering business in the mid-1970s. Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 30 Oct. 2024 Netflix Photo: Netflix After going to Barnard and putting two years in as one of Benton & Company’s first female stockbrokers, Stewart and her first husband moved to Turkey Hill—a colonial-style farmhouse in the town of Westport, Connecticut, that would serve as the HQ for her catering company. Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2024 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 See all Example Sentences for stockbroker 

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1706, in the meaning defined above

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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 1 Dec. 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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