noun
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a person who engages in trade; dealer; merchant
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a vessel regularly employed in foreign or coastal trade
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stock exchange a member who operates mainly on his or her own account rather than for customers' accounts
Other Word Forms
- nontrader noun
- tradership noun
- undertrader noun
Etymology
Origin of trader
Example Sentences
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Members of the Hearst and Soros families own homes there, along with legendary commodities trader Helmut Weymar and Amos Hostetter, a Boston-based billionaire and philanthropist.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
In that camp is a senior trader at Goldman Sachs, Rich Privorotsky, who sees a major risk ahead as the market tries to “move past Iran.”
From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026
Luke Cannon, a trader on the decentralized exchange Hyperliquid, said he expected the deadline to be extended, or that things will continue in the current status quo.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026
“The bottom could be in, in that case,” says veteran trader Rick Hodel.
From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026
Danny Moses, who became Eisman’s head trader, came third.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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