makelaar
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch makelare, from Old Frisian mek (“to marry”), from maken (“to make”), from Proto-Germanic *makōną. Compare German Makler.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmaː.kəˌlaːr/
audio (file) - Hyphenation: ma‧ke‧laar
Noun
makelaar m (plural makelaars, diminutive makelaartje n)
- broker
Derived terms
- beleggingsmakelaar
- makelaardij
- scheepsmakelaar
- vastgoedmakelaar
- woningmakelaar
Descendants
- → French: maquereau
- → Serbo-Croatian: makro