honest broker

noun

: a neutral mediator

Synonyms of honest broker

• mediator
• broker
• negotiator
• ambassador
• interceder
• intermediary
• buffer
• liaison
• peacemaker
• intermediate
• attorney
• middleman
• negotiant
• conciliator
• intercessor
• agent

Examples of honest broker in a Sentence

after all the bad blood on both sides, we need to find someone who hasn't been influenced and can act as an honest broker

Recent Examples on the Web

An honest broker knows when to listen for the right guidance. — The Monitor's Editorial Board, Christian Science Monitor, 28 Sep. 2026

All the while, the US presented itself as an honest broker between London and Tehran. — Andrew Arsan, The New York Review of Books, 6 June 2026

Everything in the two paragraphs above should disturb any honest broker. — Scott Maxwell, Sun Sentinel, 28 May 2026

Journalists like to see themselves as honest brokers, covering politics in a way that gives fair representation to a wide range of actors and playing the watchdog role in a responsible and essentially objective way. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1878, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for honest broker

• mediocre
• choker
• coker
• croaker
• joker
• ochre
• poker
• smoker
• pawnbroker
• stockbroker