makelaar

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. broker
2. real estate agent, broker in immovable property

Derived terms

• beleggingsmakelaar
• makelaardij
• scheepsmakelaar
• vastgoedmakelaar
• woningmakelaar

Descendants

• → French: maquereau
  • → Serbo-Croatian: makro