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a buyer and seller of goods for profit
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Recent Examples of traders
Liber Abaci became the go-to book for traders and an essential tool of international commerce.
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Big Think, 5 Nov. 2025
In fact, sell-offs into oversold conditions on the two-hour chart have consistently marked buying opportunities — with traders stepping in on each of the past five occurrences.
—Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2025
Comments made overnight by the CEOs of two major investment banks also drew traders’ attention.
—Steve Kopack, NBC news, 4 Nov. 2025
Late fall is also when fur traders used to trap beavers to acquire their thick winter pelts, according to the Almanac.
—Sacbee.com, 2 Nov. 2025
Futures bets on the Nasdaq 100 and the S&P 500 were both pointing strongly up this morning prior to the opening bell in New York, suggesting that some traders think yesterday’s bloodbath in the markets was overdone.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2025
After September’s move, Kalshi traders quickly repriced the rest of 2025, concentrating on a two-cut scenario (October and December) and leaving a tail for only one more cut or, less likely, a larger November–December adjustment.
—Robert Daugherty, Forbes.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Men of the Brotherhood of the Blackheads, an association of unmarried merchants and foreign traders, are said to have decorated the tree with artificial roses.
—Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 23 Dec. 2024
Silk Road traders, for example, needed intermediaries to guarantee that merchandise went one way and payments went another.
—Parvez Siddiqui, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Big Think, 5 Nov. 2025
In fact, sell-offs into oversold conditions on the two-hour chart have consistently marked buying opportunities — with traders stepping in on each of the past five occurrences.
—Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2025
Comments made overnight by the CEOs of two major investment banks also drew traders’ attention.
—Steve Kopack, NBC news, 4 Nov. 2025
Late fall is also when fur traders used to trap beavers to acquire their thick winter pelts, according to the Almanac.
—Sacbee.com, 2 Nov. 2025
Futures bets on the Nasdaq 100 and the S&P 500 were both pointing strongly up this morning prior to the opening bell in New York, suggesting that some traders think yesterday’s bloodbath in the markets was overdone.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2025
After September’s move, Kalshi traders quickly repriced the rest of 2025, concentrating on a two-cut scenario (October and December) and leaving a tail for only one more cut or, less likely, a larger November–December adjustment.
—Robert Daugherty, Forbes.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Men of the Brotherhood of the Blackheads, an association of unmarried merchants and foreign traders, are said to have decorated the tree with artificial roses.
—Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 23 Dec. 2024
Silk Road traders, for example, needed intermediaries to guarantee that merchandise went one way and payments went another.
—Parvez Siddiqui, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for traders
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Behind the scenes Monro is engaged in the provision of automotive undercar repair and tire services in the United States, operating more than 1,100 repair shops and tire dealers in 32 states under multiple regional brands.—
Kenneth Squire,
CNBC,
8 Nov. 2025
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Collectors and dealers clamor to get face time with TAG Heuer’s Nicholas Biebuyck at trade shows and auctions or on tours of the brand’s La Chaux-de-Fonds Museum in Switzerland.—
Paige Reddinger,
Robb Report,
8 Nov. 2025
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Airwallex’s focus, instead, is on companies that want a global presence and need to be able to issue employee cards, open bank accounts, and pay merchants across dozens of jurisdictions.—
Leo Schwartz,
Fortune,
3 Nov. 2025
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Already, Etsy and Walmart, as well as Shopify merchants like Spanx, Glossier and Vuori have signed up to be part of Instant Checkout, though rollout is still pending in some of those cases.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
31 Oct. 2025
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But a couple of decades later, the rise of big-box retailers that boasted lower prices, like Walmart and Target, challenged that supremacy.—
Phil Wahba,
Fortune,
7 Nov. 2025
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Perfect Moment products are available globally online and via key retailers such as Mytheresa, Net-a-porter, Harrods, Selfridges, Saks Fifth Avenue, Bergdorf Goodman and Neiman Marcus.—
Tianwei Zhang,
Footwear News,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Traders.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/traders. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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