Home › Words › P › playbrokerplaybrokerplaybroker means an agent involved in procuring and selling theatrical plays.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, playbroker ranks #11,813 of 42,752 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom play + broker.nounAn agent involved in procuring and selling theatrical plays.e.g.“Playbrokers will defray the expenses of the two men until the end of the season, when they will he reimbursed ifrom whatever moneys are collected as royalties during the season.” — 1943, Billboard, volume 55, number 14:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).