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free trader

American  
Or free-trader

noun

  1. a person who advocates free trade.


free-trader British  

noun

  1. a person who supports or advocates free trade

  2. archaic a smuggler or smuggling vessel

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of free trader

First recorded in 1690–1700; free trade + -er 1

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He is also—contrary to Trump as well as some of his rivals in the upcoming primaries, notably Sen. Bernie Sanders—an unabashed free trader.

From Slate May 2, 2019

Corchado, a budding free trader, is optimistic that American democracy and rule of law will boost both countries.

From Washington Post Jun. 27, 2018

At a high-level summit promoting the project China’s President Xi Jinping on Sunday portrayed the country as a committed free trader and pledged more than $100 billion in new financing and assistance.

From The Wall Street Journal May 14, 2017

So we need people— I’m a free trader.

From Time Jun. 16, 2015

Sunset of the next day found Edwards in the Red River Valley, far on his way toward Fort Garry, bent on spending the rest of his life as a "free trader" in British America.

From Duffels by Edward Eggleston

Milei is a passionate free-trader, and Argentina is a member of the South American trading bloc Mercosur, which also includes Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay.

From BBC Dec. 13, 2024

In the beginning, he also spoke and voted as one would expect a free-trader to do.

From Seattle Times Jan. 1, 2021

National Economic Council Director Larry Kudlow, a self-described free-trader, also spoke skeptically, saying China’s responses to U.S. trade complaints had been “disappointing” and “unsatisfying.”

From Washington Post Nov. 29, 2018

When it comes to trade, Pence is a solid and uncompromising "free-trader."

From US News Jul. 15, 2016

According to him, the man was undoubtedly one Captain Dirk Hatteraick, a smuggler or free-trader.

From Red Cap Tales Stolen from the Treasure Chest of the Wizard of the North by Sir Walter Scott

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