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View synonyms for trader

trader

[ trey-der ]

noun

  1. a person who trades; a merchant or businessperson.
  2. a ship used in trade, especially foreign trade.
  3. a member of a stock exchange trading privately and not on behalf of customers.


trader

/ ˈtreɪdə /

noun

  1. a person who engages in trade; dealer; merchant
  2. a vessel regularly employed in foreign or coastal trade
  3. stock exchange a member who operates mainly on his or her own account rather than for customers' accounts


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Derived Forms

  • ˈtraderˌship, noun

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Other Words From

  • trader·ship noun
  • non·trader noun
  • under·trader noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of trader1

First recorded in 1575–85; trade + -er 1

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Example Sentences

Enzo Cilenti as Yezzan: “Yezzan was an extremely wealthy slave trader before Daenerys Targaryen outlawed the slave trade.”

On Friday, hedge fund trader Michael Steinberg was sentenced to 3.5 years in jail for his insider-trading conviction.

Kogan, who was born in Russia, is a trader at a bank in the City of London.

I popped a teaspoon of coconut oil (purchased at Trader Joe's) into my mouth and took very deep breaths through my nose.

When Dirk abandons his artistic aspirations to become a bond trader, even Selina seems to lose interest in Dirk.

I have never known a trader in philanthropy who was not wrong in his head or heart somewhere or other.

The trader smiled knowingly, for he knew that the major esteemed himself the best.

Ive heerd that complaint of it once or twice before, replied the trader; but it soon cools down again; dont you find it so?

Suppose a horse is blind in one eye and the prudent horse trader says nothing.

The private trader therefore still ran great risk of being treated as a smuggler, if not as a pirate.

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