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stockbroker

stockbroker

44 4.4
A person who buys and sells company shares for clients
  • noun
  • /ˈstɑkˌbroʊkər/
translation icon : corredor de bolsa
  • Well, I used to be a stockbroker on Wall Street.

And, and some stockbrokers would say, why don't you buy the stock right now?

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Examples

  • Sonya had told Marissa that she was a stockbroker with Paine Webber.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • My ambition is to be a stockbroker in Paris.

  • Um, my parents always wanted me to be a doctor, or a stockbroker or something.

  • I just mention that until quite recently my wife was a successful stockbroker.

  • Douglas, a stockbroker and a family man, and then the girl.

  • Besides, he was a stockbroker in the '80's, and he made a lot of money.

  • But when they met, he was a stockbroker in New York, and he gave it all up to come here... from Wall Street to Main Street.

  • Prior to joining Lombardi, Mitchell was a stockbroker for a large investment bank.

    Blog text (26)
  • "Someday," Pierre told her with a bit of impatience, she thought, "you'll marry a stockbroker."

    Fiction book (1990)
  • As a stockbroker, John helps his clients buy and sell stocks to maximize their investments.

Synonyms

broker
vsstockbroker
243 3.5

A person who buys and sells things for other people for a fee

focuses on securities trading for clients rather than any goods or assets
broker-dealer
vsstockbroker
  • Specialized
3 6.1

A person or company that buys and sells stocks and bonds for clients and trades for itself

acts only for clients rather than trading for itself

Compounds

A rich area near a big city where many people travel to work

How Senior

partner
1.4
broker-dealer
  • Specialized
3 6.1
stockbroker
44 4.4

Surface Forms

stockbroker singular
stockbrokers plural

Morphology

stockbroker = stock + broker (transparent) = stock + broker

A literal compound: a broker who deals in stocks, so the meaning is directly recoverable from the parts.

Etymology

Stockbroker joins stock, which means 'goods' or today's 'shares in a company', and broker, which means 'a person who arranges deals for others'. So a stockbroker is someone who helps clients buy and sell company shares.