day trader

noun

: a speculator who seeks profit from the intraday fluctuation in the price of a security or commodity by completing double trades of buying and selling or selling and covering during a single session of the market

day-trade

ˈdā-ˌtrād 

noun or verb

Examples of day trader in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The 31-year-old day trader and former basketball player—who was introduced to Bachelor Nation on Jenn Tran’s season of The Bachelorette—got down on one knee during the three-hour finale of The Bachelor. —Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025

The day trader, 31, headed to Secrets Tides Punta Cana on the March 17 episode of The Bachelor for the final leg of his journey. —Dana Rose Falcone, People.com, 18 Mar. 2025

The episode, which aired on Monday, saw the 31-year-old day trader getting down on one knee to pop the question to his final rose recipient. —Wwd Staff, Footwear News, 26 Mar. 2025

Will the 31-year-old day trader pop the question to one of the final women, or leave the show single? —Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1953, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for day trader

• crusader
• invader
• persuader
• aider
• fader
• grader
• kadir
• nadir
• prader
• raider
• schrader
• seder