trader

[ trey-der ]

noun

1. a person who trades; a merchant or businessperson.
2. a ship used in trade, especially foreign trade.
3. a member of a stock exchange trading privately and not on behalf of customers.

trader

/ ˈtreɪdə /

noun

1. a person who engages in trade; dealer; merchant
2. a vessel regularly employed in foreign or coastal trade
3. stock exchange a member who operates mainly on his or her own account rather than for customers' accounts

Derived Forms

• ˈtraderˌship, noun

Other Words From

• trader·ship noun
• non·trader noun
• under·trader noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of trader¹

First recorded in 1575–85; trade + -er ¹

Example Sentences

The rally in global stocks has pushed major indexes to record highs as traders bet that a flood of liquidity unleashed by central banks will make its way to equity markets.

From Fortune

Perhaps more visibly, Tesla has accumulated diehard fans in the form of retail traders who have helped push up the company’s valuation seemingly in excess of its financial performance.

From Fortune

NZX suspended trading last week only because the attack prevented traders from accessing up-to-date stock information published on NZX’s public-facing website.

From Fortune

There are signs that everyday traders are going bonkers for equity options, which offer a cheap way for traders to bet on a stock going up or down in price without having to actually purchase the shares.

From Quartz

Weak government testing capacities and informal food supply chains means there is little oversight of traders and fishermen, and almost no protection for unwary consumers.

From Quartz

Enzo Cilenti as Yezzan: “Yezzan was an extremely wealthy slave trader before Daenerys Targaryen outlawed the slave trade.”

From The Daily Beast

On Friday, hedge fund trader Michael Steinberg was sentenced to 3.5 years in jail for his insider-trading conviction.

From The Daily Beast

Kogan, who was born in Russia, is a trader at a bank in the City of London.

From The Daily Beast

I popped a teaspoon of coconut oil (purchased at Trader Joe's) into my mouth and took very deep breaths through my nose.

From The Daily Beast

When Dirk abandons his artistic aspirations to become a bond trader, even Selina seems to lose interest in Dirk.

From The Daily Beast

I have never known a trader in philanthropy who was not wrong in his head or heart somewhere or other.

From Project Gutenberg

The trader smiled knowingly, for he knew that the major esteemed himself the best.

From Project Gutenberg

Ive heerd that complaint of it once or twice before, replied the trader; but it soon cools down again; dont you find it so?

From Project Gutenberg

Suppose a horse is blind in one eye and the prudent horse trader says nothing.

From Project Gutenberg

The private trader therefore still ran great risk of being treated as a smuggler, if not as a pirate.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• dealer
• merchant
• seller
• stockbroker
• trafficker