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 noun or verb

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Throughout the day there was some garden variety intraday choppiness, but nothing that would have alarmed investors that weren’t day traders. Paolo Confino, Fortune, 4 June 2025 The day trader sat down with all of his ex-girlfriends during the March 10 episode of 'The Bachelor' Comments Grant Ellis’ exes gathered ‘round to spill the tea. Dana Rose Falcone, People.com, 11 Mar. 2025 The retail investment boom surfaced during the pandemic, when day traders turned to playing markets amid nationwide shutdowns. Rob Wile, NBC news, 4 May 2025 In the March 24 finale of The Bachelor, the day trader, 31, picked Juliana, 28, as his final rose recipient and fiancée. Dana Rose Falcone, People.com, 25 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for day trader

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First Known Use

1953, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of day trader was in 1953

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“Day trader.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/day%20trader. Accessed 15 Jun. 2025.

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