as in dealer
a buyer and seller of goods for profit
a coffee trader
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of trader
Meanwhile, oil prices ended the week in the green, with crude closing above $66 per barrel as traders await the next decision from OPEC+.
—
Benzinga, Freep.com, 2 Aug. 2025
Still, Bresnahan has caught heat for being an active trader in Congress.
—Emily Brooks, The Hill, 1 Aug. 2025
That’s some crackerjack dealing from president of baseball operations Jerry Dipoto, who has always been an aggressive trader but has also been limited through the years by a stingy ownership group that has capped the Mariners’ payroll.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2025
On that front, traders seemed to side with right-wing figures — Sen. Ted Cruz among them — who rolled their eyes at the outcry from anti-MAGA folks.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 30 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for trader
Benzinga, Freep.com, 2 Aug. 2025
Still, Bresnahan has caught heat for being an active trader in Congress.
—Emily Brooks, The Hill, 1 Aug. 2025
That’s some crackerjack dealing from president of baseball operations Jerry Dipoto, who has always been an aggressive trader but has also been limited through the years by a stingy ownership group that has capped the Mariners’ payroll.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2025
On that front, traders seemed to side with right-wing figures — Sen. Ted Cruz among them — who rolled their eyes at the outcry from anti-MAGA folks.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 30 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for trader
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trader
Noun
-
Available merchants Affirm has more than 245,000 merchants, including Amazon, Peloton, Adidas and Target.—
Maya Benjamin,
CNBC,
8 Aug. 2025
-
The streets belonged as much to students, feminists, merchants, liberals, and industrial workers as to clerics.—
Daniel Immerwahr,
New Yorker,
4 Aug. 2025
Noun
-
Benn, 59 at the time of his disappearance, was a businessman and owner of the St. Cloud Appliance Repair Service whose wife had died the year before, the St. Cloud Daily Times reported.—
Gordon Ebanks,
CNN Money,
16 Aug. 2025
-
It was created to reduce distracted driving particularly for drivers under the age of 18 after a Middle Tennessee businessman named Eddie Conrad was tragically killed by a distracted driver in 2020.—
Charles Singh,
The Tennessean,
15 Aug. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Trader.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trader. Accessed 25 Aug. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share