trader

[ trey-der ]

/ ˈtreɪ dər /

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noun

a person who trades; a merchant or businessperson.

a ship used in trade, especially foreign trade.

a member of a stock exchange trading privately and not on behalf of customers.

Origin of trader

First recorded in 1575–85; trade + -er¹

OTHER WORDS FROM trader

trad·er·ship, noun non·trad·er, noun un·der·trad·er, noun

Words nearby trader

trade-off, trade-weighted, traded option, trademark, tradeoff, trader, trades union congress, tradescant, tradescantia, tradesman, tradespeople

Example sentences from the Web for trader

Kogan, who was born in Russia, is a trader at a bank in the City of London.

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I popped a teaspoon of coconut oil (purchased at Trader Joe's) into my mouth and took very deep breaths through my nose.

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Arriving among the herdsmen, Pahom learns that the trader did not lie.

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Fox is also, by her own account, an accomplished day trader.

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And so the company is now run by a guy who is neither a banker nor a trader—which is rare for Wall Street.

Morgan Stanley Retreats From Investment Banking and Trading |Daniel Gross |January 11, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Eastward therefore the adventurer, the trader, and the pilgrim turned, and found in the Mediterranean their natural pathway.

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Thou likest broad pieces and a creditable name,—go to London and be a trader.

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I consider the whole affair as most unsatisfactory, even regarding Mr. Wilson as a trader.

A Modern Buccaneer |Rolf Boldrewood
In this town Kit entered into the service of Mr. Ewing Young, who was a trader and trapper.

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A trader's nature is, of necessity, rough in the grain, but it is not corrupt with the fevered joys of the gilded cities.

Lords of the North |A. C. Laut

British Dictionary definitions for trader

trader

/ (ˈtreɪdə) /

noun

a person who engages in trade; dealer; merchant

a vessel regularly employed in foreign or coastal trade

stock exchange, US a member who operates mainly on his or her own account rather than for customers' accounts

Derived forms of trader

tradership, noun

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