as in dealers
a buyer and seller of goods for profit
a coffee trader
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Recent Examples of traders
As with other futures markets, compute contracts would also draw speculators — traders with no direct need for GPU capacity but a view on where compute prices are headed.
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Yun Li, CNBC, 16 June 2026
After SpaceX’s rally on Monday, many traders wagered the stock had risen too far, too fast.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 16 June 2026
Built by brothers William and Charles Bent in 1833, the original fort thrived for 16 years as a hub where fur traders, Native Americans and Mexican merchants converged to do business.
—Kevin Strong, CBS News, 15 June 2026
By the end of the second year, slaughterhouses, meat processors, cattle auctions, traders and exporters of live cattle will be required to practice due diligence aimed at ensuring their supply chains are free from deforestation.
—Steven Grattan, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2026
During a downturn, traders who borrowed money to bet on bitcoin can have their positions automatically closed by exchanges if losses get too steep.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 9 June 2026
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
The company's software can help utilities and energy traders manage increasing grid volatility due to growing amounts of intermittent renewable energy sources, along with rising electricity demand from data centers and elsewhere, according to CEO Rob Cirincione.
—Andrew Freedman, Axios, 20 Dec. 2024
Yun Li, CNBC, 16 June 2026
After SpaceX’s rally on Monday, many traders wagered the stock had risen too far, too fast.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 16 June 2026
Built by brothers William and Charles Bent in 1833, the original fort thrived for 16 years as a hub where fur traders, Native Americans and Mexican merchants converged to do business.
—Kevin Strong, CBS News, 15 June 2026
By the end of the second year, slaughterhouses, meat processors, cattle auctions, traders and exporters of live cattle will be required to practice due diligence aimed at ensuring their supply chains are free from deforestation.
—Steven Grattan, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2026
During a downturn, traders who borrowed money to bet on bitcoin can have their positions automatically closed by exchanges if losses get too steep.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 9 June 2026
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
The company's software can help utilities and energy traders manage increasing grid volatility due to growing amounts of intermittent renewable energy sources, along with rising electricity demand from data centers and elsewhere, according to CEO Rob Cirincione.
—Andrew Freedman, Axios, 20 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for traders
Noun
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As for tire manufacturers and dealers, the industry is split.—
Blanca Begert,
Los Angeles Times,
13 June 2026
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The proposal would require extensive recordkeeping and impose steep fines on repair shops, recyclers, pawn shops and secondhand dealers that traffic in undocumented airbags.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
11 June 2026
Noun
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The new merchants are expected to be lively additions to downtown San Ramon, according to Sunset Development.—
George Avalos,
Mercury News,
12 June 2026
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Visa and OpenAI did not disclose the financial terms of the collaboration and did not give details on the fees that merchants or customers would have to pay.—
Barbara Ortutay,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
Noun
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The comments come as container shipping’s peak season has started two months early as retailers aim to get in front of many of the concerns presented to the industry since the start of the war in Iran in late February.—
Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
16 June 2026
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Contact retailers for questions about products before ordering.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 June 2026
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“Traders.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/traders. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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