trader

noun

trad·​er ˈtrā-dər How to pronounce trader (audio)
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1
: a person whose business is buying and selling or barter: such as
a
: merchant
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

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She is a stock trader. early explorers and fur traders
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Fading confidence But traders today appear to think that the bull run doesn't have much steam left. — Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 7 July 2026 Oil traders expect the historic oil supply shortage to quickly turn into a major glut as the world is flooded with crude. — David Goldman, CNN Money, 7 July 2026 Commission-free brokerages now offer fundamental data, charting packages, stock screeners, and research tools that would have made many professional traders jealous a generation ago. — Bydoug Ashburn, Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 July 2026 Gendron said his ancestors were among the first outsiders to settle the island in the 1700s, when three brothers, fur traders all, left Canada and followed the Mississippi south. — Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for trader

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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

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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