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trader

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trad·er  (trdr)
n.
1. One that trades; a dealer: a gold trader; a trader in bonds.
2. Nautical A ship employed in foreign trade.

trader [ˈtreɪdə]
n
1. (Business / Commerce) a person who engages in trade; dealer; merchant
2. (Transport / Nautical Terms) a vessel regularly employed in foreign or coastal trade
3. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Stock Exchange) Stock Exchange US a member who operates mainly on his own account rather than for customers' accounts
tradership  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.tradertrader - someone who purchases and maintains an inventory of goods to be sold
art dealer - a dealer in works of art requiring esthetic evaluation
barterer - a trader who exchanges goods and not money
bibliopole, bibliopolist - a dealer in secondhand books (especially rare or curious books)
cheesemonger - someone who sells cheese
barrow-boy, barrow-man, costermonger - a hawker of fruit and vegetables from a barrow
cutler - a dealer in cutlery
draper - a dealer in fabrics and sewing materials (and sometimes in clothing and drygoods)
fence - a dealer in stolen property
fishmonger, fishwife - someone who sells fish
horse trader - a hard bargainer
hardwareman, ironmonger - someone who sells hardware; "in England they call a hardwareman an ironmonger"
mercer - a dealer in textiles (especially silks)
merchandiser, merchant - a businessperson engaged in retail trade
seedman, seedsman - a dealer in seeds
slop-seller, slopseller - a dealer in cheap ready-made clothing
stamp dealer - a dealer in stamps (whose customers are stamp collectors)
stock trader - someone who buys and sells stock shares

trader
noun dealer, marketer, buyer, broker, supplier, merchant, seller, purveyor, merchandiser traders at the Stock Exchange
Translations
trader [ˈtreɪdəʳ] Ncomerciante mf, negociante mf; (= street trader) → vendedor(a) m/f ambulante (Hist) → mercader m
trader [ˈtreɪdər] ncommerçant(e) m/f, négociant(e) m/f
trade route nroute f de commerce
trade secret nsecret m de fabrication
trader
n
(= person)Händler(in) m(f)
(= ship)Handelsschiff nt
trader [ˈtreɪdəʳ] ncommerciante m/f
trader [ˈtreɪdəʳ] ncommerciante m/f


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The trader sighed contemplatively, and poured out some more brandy.
There was a Jewish trader called Cohen, who had come by one of Strickland's pictures in a singular way.
I was at an age when imagination lends its coloring to everything, and the stories of these Sinbads of the wilderness made the life of a trapper and fur trader perfect romance to me.
 
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