trader

noun

trad·​er ˈtrā-dər 

1

: a person whose business is buying and selling or barter: such as

a

: merchant

b

: a person who buys and sells (something, such as stocks or commodities futures) in search of short-term profits

2

: a ship engaged in the coastal or foreign trade

Synonyms of trader

• dealer
• merchant
• businessman
• retailer

Examples of trader in a Sentence

She is a stock trader.

early explorers and fur traders

Recent Examples on the Web

Knowledge of the negotiations was passed to two graduate students at Georgetown University, the wife of a student, a trader from China and her mother, who were all able to benefit from stock trades tied to the acquisition. —Noe Padilla, IndyStar, 11 Dec. 2025

Despite broad expectations that the central bank will cut rates, traders haven't been rushing into the stock market ahead of the announcement. —Alex Harring, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2025

Stock traders and economists think long and hard about those odds. —Rachel Barber, USA Today, 10 Dec. 2025

That experience has led him to conclude that popular AI platforms like ChatGPT and Perplexity give rise to far too many hallucinations about crypto—and that those errors can cost traders millions, if not billions, of dollars. —Carlos Garcia, Fortune, 9 Dec. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1566, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing trader

• day trader
• free trader

Rhymes for trader

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

Kids Definition

trader

noun

trad·​er ˈtrād-ər 

1

: a person who trades

2

: a ship engaged in trade