brokers

Transaction go-betweens

Brokers are people who arrange transactions between buyers and sellers, typically earning a commission.

Real estate brokers handle property sales; stockbrokers trade securities; insurance brokers find coverage for clients.

The term extends to anyone who facilitates deals or negotiations: a power broker in Washington.

To broker is to arrange or negotiate: They brokered a peace agreement.

realestate

realtors

Licensed property sellers

agentsThose who act for others
propertySomething owned or inherent
listingsPublished directory contents

buyers · sellers · escrow · closings · mortgages · commissions · showings · MLS · residential · commercial

intermediaries

middlemen

Intermediaries in transactions

go-betweensIntermediaries connecting separate parties
liaisonsContacts bridging organizations
facilitatorsThose who aid progress

connectors · matchmakers · conduits · dealmakers · fixers · networkers · introducers · influence · connections · backroom

financial

traders

Professional buyers and sellers

dealersThose who sell merchandise
securitiesTradeable financial assets
exchangeMutual giving and receiving

market · shares · equities · commodities · portfolio · investments · commissions · floor · transactions · bulls

negotiators

mediators

Conflict resolution facilitators

arbitratorsNeutral third-party deciders
bargainingNegotiating mutually acceptable terms
deal-makingNegotiating agreements between parties

conciliation · compromise · diplomacy · peacemakers · settlement · agreements · contracts · terms · parties · disputes

insurance

underwriters

Those who assess risk

policiesAdopted courses of action
premiumsPayments for insurance coverage
coverageExtent of inclusion

claims · risk · liability · health · auto · life · annuities · adjusters · actuaries · renewals

customs

freight

Goods being transported

shippingTransporting goods to destinations
importsGoods brought in
exportsGoods sold abroad

tariffs · clearance · logistics · cargo · documentation · duties · forwarding · trade · compliance · warehousing

Categories

B2B supplierswholesalers, distributors, manufacturers, vendors, importers
insurance company employeesagents, insurance agents, adjusters, claims adjusters, underwriters
real estate jobsrealtors, agents, estate agents, appraisers, leasing agents
intermediariesmiddleman, middlemen, go-between, go-betweens, intermediary
Marine Insuranceunderwriter, insurer, salvage, Lloyd's, subrogation
trading floorstrading floor, trading pit, trading pits, pit, floor traders

Opposites

transactional role

brokersclients

Those receiving professional services

customers · principals · buyers · sellers · end users

market function

brokersmarket makers

Traders providing constant liquidity

dealers · wholesalers · retailers · manufacturers · producers

Phrases

broke upEnded a relationship
broke downFailed mechanically or emotionally
broken heartEmotional pain from loss
broken upDivided into parts
broken armCracked bone, shoulder-to-wrist
broken downNo longer operational

Family

broken, broke, unbroken, broker, stockbroker, brokerage, brokered, pawnbroker, brokering

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