Dutch edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

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 edit

Descendants edit

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