as in dealers
a buyer and seller of goods for profit
a coffee trader
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Recent Examples of traders
Rosner at Goldman Sachs also said that traders can bank on another cut in December, especially given the lack of economic data for central bank policymakers to weigh.
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Alex Harring, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2025
In this age of discovery, new maritime technologies including the caravel, information tools like the printing press, and changes in the process of loaning money all helped contribute to an upswell of European traders looking for new markets to conquer by force.
—Literary Hub, 23 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
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
The Citi company logo displayed as traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during afternoon trading on March 27, 2024 in New York City.
—Michael Del Castillo, Fortune, 10 Dec. 2024
Blackboxstocks continues to operate as a financial technology and social media platform, offering real-time analytics and news for stock and options traders.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
Stock futures turned higher, while traders bid up the price of government bonds.
—Rob Wile, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
Alex Harring, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2025
In this age of discovery, new maritime technologies including the caravel, information tools like the printing press, and changes in the process of loaning money all helped contribute to an upswell of European traders looking for new markets to conquer by force.
—Literary Hub, 23 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
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
The Citi company logo displayed as traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during afternoon trading on March 27, 2024 in New York City.
—Michael Del Castillo, Fortune, 10 Dec. 2024
Blackboxstocks continues to operate as a financial technology and social media platform, offering real-time analytics and news for stock and options traders.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
Stock futures turned higher, while traders bid up the price of government bonds.
—Rob Wile, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for traders
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Today, the bikemaker has more than 5,000 dealers in India alone, with a global presence in more than 90 countries, and five manufacturing facilities spread out across the globe to meet that demand.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
25 Oct. 2025
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Children unfamiliar with the world in time become easy marks for the dealers in fascist politics and quack religions.—
Henry Freedland,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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Michael Steinberg, a landscaper and owner of a nursery business who became one of the nation’s top department store merchants for two-and-a-half decades, passed away on Saturday following a long illness.—
David Moin,
Footwear News,
20 Oct. 2025
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For now, there’s decent money in it for slop merchants.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
20 Oct. 2025
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Halloween is right around the corner, and some retailers are able to deliver costumes and party supplies to customers within an hour for any last-minute needs.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
23 Oct. 2025
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His professional career began as a jewelry designer whose work was sold by prestige retailers.—
Frank Scheck,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Traders.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/traders. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.
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