as in dealers
a buyer and seller of goods for profit
a coffee trader
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Recent Examples of traders
Kalshi traders in May had indicated a strong chance the final report would top the forecast.
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Ananya Chetia,
CNBC,
29 June 2026
Robinhood recently launched Robinhood Social in beta, a feed for discovering and tracking traders, while other crypto startups are experimenting with public portfolios, copy trading, and social feeds that allow users to follow experienced traders.
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Anastasia Chernikova,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
Based in Paris, Nicolas Vaiman's small data analytics firm, Bubblemaps, creates visualizations of bets on Polymarket to spot bubbles, or clusters, of suspect traders.
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Jon Wertheim,
CBS News,
28 June 2026
Around that same time, securities traders began meeting under a buttonwood tree on Wall Street, the al fresco origin of the city’s stock exchange.
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Joe Yogerst,
CNN Money,
27 June 2026
In the futures markets, traders priced in the possibility of a rate rise in September.
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John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
23 June 2026
Some analysts who spoke to ABC News attributed the drawdown to a phenomenon called profit-taking, when traders sell off some of their shares to lock in returns after a prolonged run-up in price.
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Max Zahn,
ABC News,
23 June 2026
Ananya Chetia,
CNBC,
29 June 2026
Robinhood recently launched Robinhood Social in beta, a feed for discovering and tracking traders, while other crypto startups are experimenting with public portfolios, copy trading, and social feeds that allow users to follow experienced traders.
—
Anastasia Chernikova,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
Based in Paris, Nicolas Vaiman's small data analytics firm, Bubblemaps, creates visualizations of bets on Polymarket to spot bubbles, or clusters, of suspect traders.
—
Jon Wertheim,
CBS News,
28 June 2026
Around that same time, securities traders began meeting under a buttonwood tree on Wall Street, the al fresco origin of the city’s stock exchange.
—
Joe Yogerst,
CNN Money,
27 June 2026
In the futures markets, traders priced in the possibility of a rate rise in September.
—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
23 June 2026
Some analysts who spoke to ABC News attributed the drawdown to a phenomenon called profit-taking, when traders sell off some of their shares to lock in returns after a prolonged run-up in price.
—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
23 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for traders
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Many antique purchases for the store are made through private sales between dealers, but some of Corbett’s favorite and most prized possessions have come from auctions and estate sales.
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According to court records, between March and September 2024, investigators reportedly made 11 purchases of drugs from various dealers.
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Libra was always only meant to be an enabler for wallets, merchants and platforms.
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Dutch merchants, families and investors moved through a wide Atlantic network that connected Europe, Africa, the Caribbean and North America.
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Most national retailers, grocery stores and restaurant chains will be open on Independence Day, however banks and post offices will be closed.
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Though America’s birthday doesn’t have the same reputation as other long weekend events for sales, the midpoint of the year is still a reliably good time to find clearance deals as retailers mark down last season’s goods before the summer ends.
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“Traders.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/traders. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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