brokers

noun

plural of broker
1
as in negotiators
one who works with opposing sides in order to bring about an agreement the broker in the hostage situation was a prominent reporter that the gunman felt he could trust

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2
as in sellers
the person in a business deal who hands over an item in exchange for money all of the local yacht brokers were at the boat show

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Recent Examples of brokers Internet brokers like Datek, E*TRADE, and Ameritrade allowed retail investors for the first time to trade online without a broker. — Brian Lund, Encyclopedia Britannica, 4 Sep. 2026 Real estate wholesalers are not the same real estate agents or brokers, Shafer said. — Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2026 Launched in August, the service is open to brokers, Web3 applications, and trading platforms alike. — Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2026 Robinhood — Shares of the trading app jumped 15% after Deutsche Bank issued a report pointing to prediction market tail winds for brokers, asset managers and exchanges. — Darla Mercado, Cfp®,davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026 If your plan was to kill trust—in journalism, within organizations, and in the public consciousness—the best way to do it would not be to build some complicated bazaar of secret brokers, but to launch an anonymous public market for predictions. — Finn Brunton, Harpers Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026 As brokers have said again and again, most buyers these days don’t really want to deal with the headaches and costs of renovations. — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 31 Aug. 2026 Walker and partner Xavier Grier are lead brokers at the firm, which represented the sellers in the roughly $4 million transaction. — Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 28 Aug. 2026 But behind these unassuming clips is a multibillion-dollar e-commerce ecosystem, one that’s made influencers some of the most powerful brokers in retail. — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 25 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for brokers
  1. negotiators
  2. sellers
  3. mediators
  4. vendors
  5. intermediaries
  6. dealers
  7. middlemen
  8. agents
Noun
  • This time around in talks with studios, union negotiators will be facing a new but familiar opponent on the other side of the table after longtime studio negotiator Carol Lombardini stepped down.
    — Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 20 Aug. 2025
Definition of negotiators
Noun
  • There’s a calendar of events meaning buyers and sellers eat, drink and attend a diary of events together, over and above screening shows and dealmaking through the day.
    — Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2026
  • According to a tally by Parcl, the eight institutions were net sellers of 3,011 houses in the second quarter of this year.
    — Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of sellers
Noun
  • Reuters reported that Rezaei said Washington would have to end the war and unfreeze Iranian funds overseas, with other conditions relayed through mediators.
    — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • In a joint statement on Sunday, a group of Arab and Muslim countries – including mediators Egypt and Qatar – condemned Israel for rejecting the plan.
    — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of mediators
Noun
  • By 2022, the Suhoor Festival drew crowds of more than 55,000 per day to stop at over 50 vendors selling photo-worthy ice cream nachos and bites of potatoes deep-fried into crispy corkscrews.
    — Lyndsay C. Green, Freep.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • More than 20 vendors are expected, along with additional food, games, performances and improved line and safety controls.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of vendors
Noun
  • Independent Chinese refiners take in the bulk of it, often rebranded as Malaysian or Indonesian crude and settled through intermediaries outside the dollar system, according to Kpler.
    — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The case led in 2022 to investigations of four German museums that in some cases unwittingly acted as intermediaries for sales between the dealers and art museums worldwide.
    — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of intermediaries
Noun
  • After all, Bentley dealers have to sell these cars to Bentley customers.
    — Byron Hurd, The Drive, 27 Aug. 2026
  • While collectors and dealers navigate more challenging terrain, signs point to a maturing market.
    — Payal Uttam, ARTnews.com, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of dealers
Noun
  • Private-credit and infrastructure managers act as the middlemen, turning projects like data centers into debt those institutions can hold.
    — Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Payments are mostly made in cash, with the money routed through multiple middlemen.
    — Alexis Okeowo, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of middlemen
Noun
  • The rise of agents brings new risks and, in turn, new opportunities for Palo Alto.
    — Zev Fima, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The same release announced that more than 4,000 customers use its agents.
    — Rob Green, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
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“Brokers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brokers. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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