stockbroker

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noun (1)

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
ˈstäk-ˌbrō-k(ə-)rij How to pronounce stockbroker (audio)
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stockbroking
ˈstäk-ˌbrō-kiŋ How to pronounce stockbroker (audio)
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stockbroking

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variants or stockbrokerage
ˈ⸗ˌ⸗(⸗)⸗ How to pronounce stockbroking (audio)
: the business or work of a stockbroker

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Those pages explain why prosecutors believe O'Hearn should grant the disgraced former stockbroker Patten a steep downward departure from advisory sentencing guidelines. — Dan Mangan, CNBC, 3 July 2026 Scott Swift Before he was known to Swifties as Taylor’s dad, Scott Swift was a stockbroker and vice president of Merrill Lynch. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 3 July 2026 Your stockbroker will offer 50 or so issues, with maturities available in most of the years between 2027 and 2056. — William Baldwin, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026 The chamber plans to create an institute for stockbrokers in Cuba. — Sarah Moreno june 4, Miami Herald, 4 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for stockbroker

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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

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

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