free trader
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a person who advocates free trade.
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free-tradernouna person who supports or advocates free trade
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a person who supports or advocates free trade
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archaic a smuggler or smuggling vessel
Etymology
Origin of free trader
First recorded in 1690–1700; free trade + -er 1
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Larry Kudlow, a noted free trader who leads the National Economic Council, was undergoing surgery for a hip replacement and was not present for key discussions.
From New York Times ● Jun. 1, 2019
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
He also calls himself a free trader who wants to eliminate tariffs altogether as well as industry subsidies and non-tariff trade barriers across countries.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2018
Corchado, a budding free trader, is optimistic that American democracy and rule of law will boost both countries.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 27, 2018
Richard Cobden came into prominence in the British Parliament as a free trader, and the struggle over the Corn Laws began.
From The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 5 July 1906 by Various
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
And finally, from an ardent free-trader whom I pressed about supporting someone who would impose tariffs, spark trade wars and potentially trigger a global depression: It’s okay — he can’t win.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 21, 2016
When it comes to trade, Pence is a solid and uncompromising "free-trader."
From US News ● Jul. 15, 2016
They claimed the advantage on the question of annexation, and still more as to the tariff, since the act of 1842 was popular, and Polk was known to be a free-trader of the Calhoun school.
From Political Recollections 1840 to 1872 by Julian, George W.
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