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Broker vs Mercenary - What's the difference?

broker | mercenary |

As nouns the difference between broker and mercenary

is that broker is realtor while mercenary is a person employed to fight in an armed conflict who is not a member of the state or military group for which they are fighting and whose prime or sole motivation is private gain.

As an adjective mercenary is

motivated by private gain.

broker

English

Etymology 1

From .

Adjective

(head)
  • (broke)

    • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) broker, brokour, brocour, from (etyl) .

    Noun

    (wikipedia broker) (en noun)
  • A mediator between a buyer and seller.
  • (computing) An agent involved in the exchange of messages or transactions.
    • Derived terms
    * brokage * brokerage * playbroker * power broker * stockbroker

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To act as a broker; to mediate in a sale or transaction.

    • mercenary

    English

    (wikipedia mercenary)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Motivated by private gain.
  • * Dryden
    • For God forbid I should my papers blot / With mercenary lines, with servile pen.

    Synonyms

    * (motivated by private gain) greedy, venal

    Noun

    (mercenaries)
  • A person employed to fight in an armed conflict who is not a member of the state or military group for which they are fighting and whose prime or sole motivation is private gain.

    • Synonyms

    * See

    See also

    * soldier