as in dealer
a buyer and seller of goods for profit
a coffee trader
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The dialogue is overly ornate, with long monologues filled with highfalutin references, and there’s no distinct characterization: A Bronx pawnbroker talks the same as a Manhattan equities trader.
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Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 11 Apr. 2025
How the stock market has changed since Election Day
The downturn since mid-February is in stark contrast to the 4.5% run-up in the S&P 500 following Trump's election when traders predicted his administration would usher in more business-friendly policies.
—Jim Sergent, USA Today, 5 Apr. 2025
Gold, a traditional safe haven asset, is up around 15% so far this year as traders and central banks buy it to hedge against economic and geopolitical uncertainties.
—Billy Bambrough, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
Like clockwork, traders sold off stock in markets across the globe, and economists warned that inflation will be higher than anticipated a few months ago.
—Justin Worland, Time, 4 Apr. 2025
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Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 11 Apr. 2025
How the stock market has changed since Election Day
The downturn since mid-February is in stark contrast to the 4.5% run-up in the S&P 500 following Trump's election when traders predicted his administration would usher in more business-friendly policies.
—Jim Sergent, USA Today, 5 Apr. 2025
Gold, a traditional safe haven asset, is up around 15% so far this year as traders and central banks buy it to hedge against economic and geopolitical uncertainties.
—Billy Bambrough, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
Like clockwork, traders sold off stock in markets across the globe, and economists warned that inflation will be higher than anticipated a few months ago.
—Justin Worland, Time, 4 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for trader
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“Trader.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trader. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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