as in dealer
a buyer and seller of goods for profit
a coffee trader
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Recent Examples of trader
Iran has been unsuccessful in its search for the missing crew, the Iranian state news agency Tasnim said, adding that local traders in the southwestern Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province were offering a reward of 10 billion tomans ($76,000) for anyone who finds the crew alive.
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Leila Gharagozlou, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2026
And a tiny Caribbean island was a crucial stop for Jewish traders who needed to avoid a British blockade to get munitions and other supplies to the Continental Army.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2026
The book explores life in New York City in 1987 from the perspective of Wall Street bond trader Sherman McCoy, whose yuppie lifestyle begins to fall apart following an incident in the Bronx.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 2 Apr. 2026
The wagers could also have been placed by an institutional trader with ample financial reserves.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
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Leila Gharagozlou, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2026
And a tiny Caribbean island was a crucial stop for Jewish traders who needed to avoid a British blockade to get munitions and other supplies to the Continental Army.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2026
The book explores life in New York City in 1987 from the perspective of Wall Street bond trader Sherman McCoy, whose yuppie lifestyle begins to fall apart following an incident in the Bronx.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 2 Apr. 2026
The wagers could also have been placed by an institutional trader with ample financial reserves.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trader
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The other hunters in our group were Bob Card, a car dealer who was host of our party at his cabin on Ocoee Lake; Bill Ewing, a banker; and Roger Hanger, all three from Cleveland, Tennessee.—
Charles Elliott,
Outdoor Life,
2 Apr. 2026
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Finally, last October, California governor Gavin Newsom signed a law that made his state the first in the country to prohibit gun dealers from selling pistols that can be easily converted into fully automatic weapons via aftermarket switches.—
Simon Akam,
Vanity Fair,
2 Apr. 2026
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In 16th-century Italy, Roman merchants reportedly partnered with cardinals’ papal conclave attendants to wager on who would be named the new pope.—
Kelli María Korducki,
thehustle.co,
3 Apr. 2026
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On Reddit, merchants mentioned needing to raise prices while also expressing concern that the surcharge would become permanent since Amazon didn’t say how long the new fee would remain in place.—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
2 Apr. 2026
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Amid a deepening national crisis, a grassroots relief effort led by retired businessman Chuck Fazio delivered 400 pounds of food and supplies to support a community kitchen outside Havana.—
Thomas E. Franklin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2026
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An Albanian drug kingpin with a lavish lifestyle was sentenced for plotting with a Detroit-area businessman to build a cocaine-smuggling submarine that helped power a multimillion-dollar narcotics operation.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2026
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Contact retailers for questions about products before ordering.—
Tory Johnson,
ABC News,
7 Apr. 2026
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Get clothing alterations, not just on Nordstrom and Nordstrom Rack items, but also from other retailers.—
Roxana Popescu,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Trader.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trader. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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