as in trader
a buyer and seller of goods for profit
a trafficker who sold pirated videos from the back of his car
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Noun
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The bitcoin price, which has doubled since this time last year, fell by 5% as traders brace for a September shock following U.S. president Donald Trump dropping a $12.2 trillion bombshell.—
Billy Bambrough,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025 -
As villagers pack their belongings and flee their homes, the calf is sold to cattle traders and begins a journey from Armenia through Iran and Iraqi Kurdistan, crossing ever-shifting borders and communities in flux.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
14 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Available merchants Affirm has more than 245,000 merchants, including Amazon, Peloton, Adidas and Target.—
Maya Benjamin,
CNBC,
8 Aug. 2025
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The streets belonged as much to students, feminists, merchants, liberals, and industrial workers as to clerics.—
Daniel Immerwahr,
New Yorker,
4 Aug. 2025
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“Trafficker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trafficker. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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