Broker vs. Proxy
Brokernoun
A mediator between a buyer and seller.
Brokernoun
A stockbroker.
Brokernoun
A mediator in general, one who liaises between two or more parties to attempt to achieve an outcome of some kind.
Brokernoun
(computing) An agent involved in the exchange of messages or transactions.
Brokerverb
(intransitive) To act as a broker; to mediate in a sale or transaction.
Brokerverb
(transitive) To act as a broker in; to arrange or negotiate.
Brokernoun
One who transacts business for another; an agent.
Brokernoun
An agent employed to effect bargains and contracts, as a middleman or negotiator, between other persons, for a compensation commonly called brokerage. He takes no possession, as broker, of the subject matter of the negotiation. He generally contracts in the names of those who employ him, and not in his own.
Brokernoun
A dealer in money, notes, bills of exchange, etc.
Brokernoun
A dealer in secondhand goods.
Brokernoun
A pimp or procurer.
Brokernoun
a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission
Brokerverb
act as a broker
Broker
A broker is a person or firm who arranges transactions between a buyer and a seller for a commission when the deal is executed. A broker who also acts as a seller or as a buyer becomes a principal party to the deal.
Proxyadjective
Used as a proxy or acting as a proxy.
Proxynoun
An agent or substitute authorized to act for another person.
Proxynoun
The authority to act for another, especially when written.
Proxynoun
The written appointment of a proctor in suits in the ecclesiastical courts.
Proxynoun
(sciences) A measurement of one physical quantity that is used as an indicator of the value of another
Proxynoun
(software) An interface for a service, especially for one that is remote, resource-intensive, or otherwise difficult to use directly.
Proxynoun
A proximity mine; a mine that explodes when something approaches within a certain distance.
Proxyverb
To serve as a proxy for.
Proxyverb
(networking) To function as a server for a client device, but pass on the requests to another server for service.
Proxynoun
The agency for another who acts through the agent; authority to act for another, esp. to vote in a legislative or corporate capacity.
Proxynoun
The person who is substituted or deputed to act or vote for another.
Proxynoun
A writing by which one person authorizes another to vote in his stead, as in a corporation meeting.
Proxynoun
The written appointment of a proctor in suits in the ecclesiastical courts.
Proxynoun
See Procuration.
Proxyverb
To act or vote by proxy; to do anything by the agency of another.
Proxynoun
a person authorized to act for another
Proxynoun
a power of attorney document given by shareholders of a corporation authorizing a specific vote on their behalf at a corporate meeting
