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trad⋅er

  [trey-der]
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–noun
1. a person who trades; a merchant or businessperson.
2. a ship used in trade, esp. foreign trade.
3. a member of a stock exchange trading privately and not on behalf of customers.
Origin:
1575–85; trade + -er 1

Related forms:
trad⋅er⋅ship, noun
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trade

  [treyd] noun, verb, trad⋅ed, trad⋅ing, adjective
–noun
1. the act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries: domestic trade; foreign trade.
2. a purchase or sale; business deal or transaction.
3. an exchange of items, usually without payment of money.
4. any occupation pursued as a business or livelihood.
5. some line of skilled manual or mechanical work; craft: the trade of a carpenter; printer's trade.
6. people engaged in a particular line of business: a lecture of interest only to the trade.
7. market: an increase in the tourist trade.
8. a field of business activity: a magazine for the furniture trade.
9. the customers of a business establishment.
10. Informal. trade paper.
11. trades. trade wind (def. 1).
–verb (used with object)
12. to buy and sell; barter; traffic in.
13. to exchange: to trade seats.
–verb (used without object)
14. to carry on trade.
15. to traffic (usually fol. by in): a tyrant who trades in human lives.
16. to make an exchange.
17. to make one's purchases; shop; buy.
–adjective
18. of or pertaining to trade or commerce.
19. used by, serving, or intended for a particular trade: trade journal.
20. Also, trades. of, composed of, or serving the members of a trade: a trade club.
—Verb phrases
21. trade down, to exchange a more valuable or desirable item for a less valuable or desirable one.
22. trade in, to give (a used article) as payment to be credited toward a purchase: We trade in our car every three years.
23. trade off, to exchange something for or with another.
24. trade on or upon, to turn to one's advantage, esp. selfishly or unfairly; exploit: to trade on the weaknesses of others.
25. trade up, to exchange a less valuable or desirable item for a more valuable or desirable one.
Origin:
1300–50; 1540–50 for def. 4; ME: course, path, track < MLG, MD (OS trada), c. OHG trata; akin to tread

Related forms:
trad⋅a⋅ble, trade⋅a⋅ble, adjective
tradeless, adjective

Synonyms:
1. business, barter, dealing. Trade, commerce, traffic refer to the exchanging of commodities for other commodities or money. Trade is the general word: a brisk trade between the nations. Commerce applies to trade on a large scale and over an extensive area: international commerce. Traffic may refer to a particular kind of trade; but it usually suggests the travel, transportation, and activity associated with or incident to trade: the opium traffic; heavy traffic on the railroads. 3. swap. 4. vocation, métier, employment, living, craft. See occupation. 12. Trade, bargain, barter, sell refer to exchange or transfer of ownership for some kind of material consideration. Trade conveys the general idea, but often means to exchange articles of more or less even value: to trade with Argentina. Bargain suggests a somewhat extended period of coming to terms: to bargain about the price of a horse. Barter applies esp. to exchanging goods, wares, labor, etc., with no transfer of money for the transaction: to barter wheat for machinery. Sell implies transferring ownership, usually for a sum of money: to sell a car.
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trad·er   (trā'dər)   
n.  

  1. One that trades; a dealer: a gold trader; a trader in bonds.

  2. Nautical A ship employed in foreign trade.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Cultural Dictionary

trade

Business or commerce; economic activity.

The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Word Origin & History

trade  (n.)
c.1375, "path, track, course of action," introduced by the Hanse merchants, from M.Du. or M.L.G. trade "track, course" (probably originally of a trading ship), cognate with O.E. tredan (see tread). Sense of "one's habitual business" (1546) developed from the notion of "way, course, manner of life" (1456); sense of "buying and selling" is first recorded 1555. Trade wind (1650) has nothing to do with commerce, but preserves the obsolete sense of "in a habitual or regular course." Trademark first attested 1838; in figurative sense, 1873. Trade union is attested from 1831.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Financial Dictionary

trade

To buy or sell an asset, frequently with only short intervals of ownership.


trader

A person who buys and sells securities with the goal of profiting from short-term price swings.

Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms by David L. Scott.
Copyright © 2003. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: trade
Function: adjective
1 : of, relating to, or used in trade or in a particular trade or business
2 also trades : of, composed of, or representing the trades or labor unions
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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