trader

noun

ˈtrā-dər How to pronounce trader (audio)
Definition of tradernext
as in dealer
a buyer and seller of goods for profit a coffee trader

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Recent Examples of trader In fact, European traders were so taken with the chocolatey beans from Mocha, Yemen, that today’s Westernized mochas are named after the city. — Kansas City Star, 12 Nov. 2026 Junior employees who help keep the wheels of commerce turning could also be privy to confidential bidding information, giving them an advantage over ordinary traders. — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 12 Nov. 2026 Just one week ago, traders were pricing in a 77% chance of a quarter-point hike and a 23% chance of the Fed holding rates steady. — John Towfighi, CNN Money, 10 Nov. 2026 Following the report, traders saw a greater probability of the Federal Reserve hiking its short-term interest rate at its next meeting in December, according to data from CME Group. — Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026 See All Example Sentences for trader
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trader
  1. dealer
  2. merchant
  3. businessman
  4. retailer
Noun
  • Studio Museum director Thelma Golden was chatting with MoMA board president Sarah Arison, and Jennifer Lawrence strolled in with her husband, the art dealer Cooke Maroney.
    — Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 13 Nov. 2026
  • The death in 2024 of Barbara Gladstone, his longtime dealer and champion, was a personal loss.
    — Zachary Woolfe, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2026
Definition of dealer
Noun
  • Sometimes word clouds are big-budget supergraphics realized by design firms like Pentagram, but often they are produced cheaply and quickly by non-designers, or by anonymous Etsy merchants, or in-house at printing and signage companies.
    — Alec Mapes-Frances, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Owners who make their payments, keep clean bank statements and grow deposits can often move from a merchant cash advance to a term loan, then to a line of credit and eventually to bank or SBA financing at a fraction of the cost.
    — Elliot Ashkenazie, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of merchant
Noun
  • In 1912, a small-town businessman in South Dakota started the Yellowstone Trail Association to pressure counties to build roads that connected everyone.
    — Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026
  • The late American businessman had been among the Russian painter’s most prominent and dedicated patrons.
    — Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of businessman
Noun
  • That could validate decisions by big retailers like Amazon to block agents, whose robot eyeballs can’t be monetized the same way humans’ can.
    — Jake Angelo, semafor.com, 10 Nov. 2026
  • The products were sold nationwide through online retailer Lowlands House, according to the USDA.
    — Angela Rodriguez, Sacbee.com, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of retailer

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“Trader.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trader. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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