makelaar

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch makelare, from Old Frisian mek (“to marry”), from maken (“to make”), from Proto-West Germanic *makōn. Compare German Makler.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmaː.kəˌlaːr/
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  • Hyphenation: ma‧ke‧laar

Noun

makelaar m (plural makelaars, diminutive makelaartje n)

  1. a broker, notably in stocks and other financial products
  2. a real estate agent, broker in immovable property

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Old French: maquerel
  • → French: maquereau
    • → Serbo-Croatian: makro
  • → Indonesian: makelar
  • → Papiamentu: makelar
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