BROKERS Synonyms: 95 Similar and Opposite Words

brokers

noun

plural of broker

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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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 There are hundreds of data brokers and people-search sites, and each one may have its own opt-out process. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026 Shefferman casts a wide net among winemakers, vintners, and brokers in his quest to buy bottles that would normally be sold to wineries’ private club members. — Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 23 June 2026 Lenders, brokers and title companies act as informal gatekeepers when people purchase a home using a mortgage. — Donovan McCarty, The Conversation, 22 June 2026 Yes, that’s a very small number compared with dedicated personal data removal services like Incogni, Optery, or Privacy Bee, each of which covers many hundreds of brokers. — Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 24 June 2026 By late spring, with markets overcoming Iran war fears and the SpaceX IPO and other offerings creating massive liquidity events, the Manhattan market sprang to life, brokers said. — Robert Frank, CNBC, 3 July 2026 South Florida brokers and developers expect the measure could push wealthy Californians to relocate to low-tax Florida, boosting Miami’s luxury real estate market. — Jeff Kleinman, Miami Herald, 29 June 2026 Caliza’s client base runs from customs brokers in Santos to global payment processors like Flutterwave and India's Skydo, and the company works with disbursement partner LianLian on Latin America-to-China flows. — Aaron Stanley, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026

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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

It is constrained by how well sellers execute in high-stakes conversations such as discovery, stakeholder alignment, value communication, pricing and negotiation.

— Andy Springer, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
And the gap in prices between the major brands and unbranded sellers is even wider when there’s less competition.

— Jerry McNerney, Mercury News, 2 July 2026

Definition of sellers

Noun

Some are journalists, mediators, plumbers, custodians, and writers.

— Chris John Amorosino, Hartford Courant, 5 July 2026
Instead, the mediators will convey points from either side to the other, with the goal being to ease tension following another exchange of fire that erupted at the end of last week.

— July 1, CBS News, 1 July 2026

Definition of mediators

Noun

That is the exact failure the gateway vendors position against, and also the risk that could shrink their own market.

— Janakiram MSV, Forbes.com, 6 July 2026
The celebration includes carnival rides, live music, food vendors and a fireworks show honoring the nation's 250th anniversary.

— Kyla Guilfoil, NBC news, 5 July 2026

Definition of vendors

Noun

Subsequent Fortune reporting on the files traced how Epstein spent roughly a decade working to insert himself into Gates’ inner circle—directly and through intermediaries—and kept at it even after Gates stopped communicating with him.

— Sydney Lake, Fortune, 30 June 2026
But as the January date approached, Atkin and Jammi’s research showed that intermediaries were still sending money to prominent peddlers of election conspiracies like Dan Bongino and Tucker Carlson.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 June 2026

Definition of intermediaries

Noun

The workflow also has extensibility to a variety of other agentic use cases, including the company’s Chat Concierge tool which enhances the customer experience for car buyers and dealers.

— Forbes.com, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Bonta proposed statewide restrictions on games using third-party proposition players, also known as player-dealers, as well as blackjack and other banked games, in which players wager against the house.

— Sofia Williams, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2026

Definition of dealers

Noun

In other instances, Warrick said, there will be ghost carriers or fraudulent pickups of drivers or middlemen posing as legitimate transporters, but who are really smugglers.

— Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 3 July 2026
On the other are middlemen who lurk on message apps like Telegram, WeChat and WhatsApp offering access to people inside Amazon who can get things done for a price.

— Bloomberg, Mercury News, 24 June 2026

Definition of middlemen

Noun

Before choosing a whitening method, check the care label for guidance on water temperature, safe cleaning agents, and recommended drying methods.

— Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 1 July 2026
When your workforce includes full-time employees, fractional specialists and AI agents, culture becomes about how work gets done, not who does it.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

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