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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That’s what the free trader in my head told me.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 9, 2025
He recalled her as an energetic, well-briefed free trader.
From New York Times ● Sep. 3, 2022
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
"But," objected Connie, "suppose a free trader dealt in goods as good as yours——" McTavish laughed.
From Connie Morgan in the Fur Country by Hendryx, James B. (James Beardsley)
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
Static Theory in Favor of Free Trade.—Now, the business world conceded too much to the free-trader when it said that he had theory altogether in his favor.
From Essentials of Economic Theory As Applied to Modern Problems of Industry and Public Policy by Clark, John Bates
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