One who negotiates the sale of merchandise without having the possession or control of it, being distinguished in the latter particular from a commission merchant. Adkins v. Richmond. 98 Ya. 91. 34 S. E. 907, 47 L. R. A. 583, 81 Am. St. Rep. 705; In re Wilson, 19 D. C. 349, 12 L. R. A. 024; Henderson v. Com.. 78 Va. 489.