as in dealers
a buyer and seller of goods for profit
a coffee trader
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Recent Examples of traders
That spurred traders to ramp up bets that the Fed will cut rates in October, providing a boost for stocks.
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John Towfighi, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
Gas prices could remain elevated depending on the extent of the damage, the speed of production recovery, the timing of imports and traders’ confidence in turning a profit on additional supplies.
—Chaewon Chung, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2025
A little over a week after Bessent announced his pledge to back the nation, traders drove the price of the peso down against the dollar with Bloomberg reporting that the domestic government had been forced to sell dollars in order to stem the slump.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
Investors and traders are monitoring the spending bill debates in Washington over the government shutdown, which entered its third day Friday.
—Kevin Stankiewicz,paulina Likos, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025
Why are experts and currency traders anxious about India?
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 26 Sep. 2025
The wind traders are teased throughout the new trailer in what appear to be large flying apparatus.
—Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
Created in 2006 by the British artist Jason deCaires Taylor, the haunting life-size figures, including a man typing at a desk (entitled The Lost Correspondent), fishermen, market traders, and a ring of children holding hands, can be viewed by snorkelers and divers ducking beneath the bay’s surface.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 19 Sep. 2025
Applying the same to retail traders, however, stretches the rule beyond its intent and poses more of a misclassification risk than a clear obligation.
—Robert Green, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
John Towfighi, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
Gas prices could remain elevated depending on the extent of the damage, the speed of production recovery, the timing of imports and traders’ confidence in turning a profit on additional supplies.
—Chaewon Chung, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2025
A little over a week after Bessent announced his pledge to back the nation, traders drove the price of the peso down against the dollar with Bloomberg reporting that the domestic government had been forced to sell dollars in order to stem the slump.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
Investors and traders are monitoring the spending bill debates in Washington over the government shutdown, which entered its third day Friday.
—Kevin Stankiewicz,paulina Likos, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025
Why are experts and currency traders anxious about India?
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 26 Sep. 2025
The wind traders are teased throughout the new trailer in what appear to be large flying apparatus.
—Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
Created in 2006 by the British artist Jason deCaires Taylor, the haunting life-size figures, including a man typing at a desk (entitled The Lost Correspondent), fishermen, market traders, and a ring of children holding hands, can be viewed by snorkelers and divers ducking beneath the bay’s surface.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 19 Sep. 2025
Applying the same to retail traders, however, stretches the rule beyond its intent and poses more of a misclassification risk than a clear obligation.
—Robert Green, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for traders
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Those are my favorite furniture dealers here in New York.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
4 Oct. 2025
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To remedy this recall, dealers will update the software free of charge.—
Olivia Evans,
Louisville Courier Journal,
3 Oct. 2025
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In 1494, for example, mathematician and ‘father of modern accounting’ Luca Pacioli wrote of Venetian merchants willfully rendering their ledgers illegible.—
Allie Garfinkle,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
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The tech giant said more than one million Shopify merchants, including Skims and Glossier, are coming soon.—
Pia Singh,
CNBC,
30 Sep. 2025
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With only three months left in 2025, retailers are continuing to open new locations, and Walmart is no exception.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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Zephro’s company, Trick or Trick Studios, produces and imports goods that are sold to more than 10,000 retailers around the world, 65% in the United States.—
Natasha Chen,
CNN Money,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Traders.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/traders. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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