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broker noun

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Definition

a person who buys and sells foreign money, shares in companies, etc., for other people
a commodity/insurance/mortgage broker
I called my broker for advice about investing in the stock market.
a person who talks to opposing sides, especially governments, making arrangements for them or bringing to an end disagreements
During the war Wallas became a power broker in governmental circles.

(Definition of broker noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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