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 Experts like Charan Dangeti note retail traders are gaining market influence, especially via zero DTE options. — Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026 Perpetual futures let traders speculate on a cryptocurrency’s price, often with leverage, without buying or holding the token itself, making the platform attractive to active traders. — Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026 Lewie Coyle is now ready to make his Premier League debut after working his way up English football’s ladder, but there is a poignancy to the story after father Chris, a market trader in their home city, died in 2022. — Hannah Vanbiber, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026 But banks including Barclays, ING, and Goldman Sachs forecast rates would stay unchanged at least through this year; traders are betting on an 80% likelihood of a hike over the next year. — Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 20 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for trader
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trader
  1. dealer
  2. merchant
  3. businessman
  4. retailer
Noun
  • The reptile dealers need to be more conscientious, and there needs to be more captive breeding.
    — Katie Campione, Deadline, 21 Aug. 2026
  • It was delivered to its first owner through top Los Angeles Shelby dealer Hi-Performance Motors.
    — Howard Walker, Robb Report, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of dealer
Noun
  • In an industrial zone in Arteixo, at the furthest northwestern tip of Spain, amid granite quarries and aluminum merchants, Inditex, the company that owns Zara, has built a city of glass.
    — Gaby Wood, Vogue, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The deal is also a reminder that a growing number of empty retail spaces once operated by merchants that are defunct or downsizing are being picked up by a new generation of retailers and other types of companies.
    — George Avalos, Mercury News, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of merchant
Noun
  • Abel offers Camilo a job as his right-hand man back in Mexico, where the lifeguard goes on to cement his position by marrying the businessman’s daughter.
    — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Iran International’s parent company, Volant Media, is controlled by a wealthy Saudi businessman, Adel Abdulkarim Alabdulkarim.
    — Cora Engelbrecht, New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of businessman
Noun
  • Forward-looking brands and retailers are drawing up blueprints for the next demographic frontier — the tiniest tots born between 2025 and 2039.
    — Faye Brookman, Footwear News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The big-box retailer has also benefited from wealthier consumers’ trading down as Americans tighten their budgets.
    — Kayla Steinberg, NBC news, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of retailer

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“Trader.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trader. Accessed 27 Aug. 2026.

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