: a person who is involved in Wall Street

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Ramaswamy’s fellow anti-woke traveler and fringe Wall Streeter, James Fishback, lost even earlier, in the primaries for Florida governor. — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 4 Nov. 2026 One Wall Streeter believes there will be will a secondary offering at some point. — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026 In the past two weeks, Rick Rieder’s odds on Polymarket of becoming the next Fed chair have surged from low single digits to nearly 50%, putting the veteran Wall Streeter far in the lead over second and third place candidates Kevin Warsh (29%) and Christopher Waller (6%). — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 28 Jan. 2026 Two years earlier, Schwab and another iconic Wall Streeter, Henry Kravis, made small angel investments in Mansour’s firm in a $30 million funding round that gave Kalshi a $120 million valuation. — Alicia Park, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for Wall Streeter

Word History

First Known Use

1885, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of Wall Streeter was in 1885

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“Wall Streeter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Wall%20Streeter. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026.

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