trader

noun

trad·​er ˈtrā-dər How to pronounce trader (audio)
1
: a person whose business is buying and selling or barter: such as
a
b
: a person who buys and sells (something, such as stocks or commodities futures) in search of short-term profits
2
: a ship engaged in the coastal or foreign trade

Examples of trader in a Sentence

She is a stock trader. early explorers and fur traders
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Bitcoin and crypto prices have swung wildly this week as traders brace for U.S. president Donald Trump to drop a bitcoin price bombshell. Billy Bambrough, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025 According to Politico, Lighthizer would have been interested in the jobs of Treasury or Commerce Secretary, but those positions had gone to Wall Street insiders: the currency trader Scott Bessent got Treasury, and Commerce went to the major cryptocurrency investor Howard Lutnick. Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 23 Jan. 2025 Options traders believe there’s more room to run; call volume was nearly four times the average. Michael Khouw, CNBC, 22 Jan. 2025 Avoiding Financial Resentment Financial resentment can be a silent but corrosive force in relationships, according to Tu, and the former Wall Street trader said that splitting bills 50/50 when income disparities are at play is its primary trigger. Justin Gest, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for trader 

Word History

First Known Use

1566, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of trader was in 1566

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“Trader.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trader. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

Kids Definition

trader

noun
trad·​er ˈtrād-ər How to pronounce trader (audio)
1
: a person who trades
2
: a ship engaged in trade

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