trader
noun
a person who trades; a merchant or businessperson.
traders
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pluralof trader.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Here are two warnings for traders who wish to jump aboard following the strongest 100-day run for U.S. healthcare stocks since 2001.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026
On trading platforms, cancel-only mode means that traders cannot place new orders to buy or sell a contract, but can still cancel outstanding orders.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
Markets enjoyed a healthy run-up in the previous two days as traders welcomed strong reports from South Korean chip titan SK hynix and a highly impressive IPO filing from Claude-creator Anthropic.
From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026
The benchmark Dutch TTF contract is down 3.7% to 96.59 euros a megawatt-hour, mirroring a fall in oil prices as traders assess fresh U.S. efforts to revive peace negotiations with Iran.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
They learned how to build and manoeuvre ocean-going vessels and became long-distance fishermen, traders and explorers.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
