as in dealer
a buyer and seller of goods for profit
a coffee trader
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Recent Examples of trader
Over the years, the devoutly religious brothers, and their less-devout sons and grandsons, gradually transformed their company from a retail shop into a cotton and coffee broker, to a comodities trader, to an investment bank, to a venture capital firm.
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Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
Maintaining this position required cutting out the powerful coastal Nigerian traders who had served as middlemen between the British merchants and the hinterland producers.
—Noo Saro-Wiwa, The Dial, 24 Mar. 2026
Last week, a bipartisan group of senators and House representatives introduced a bill that would prevent traders from betting on government actions, war, and events where an individual knows or can control the outcome.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
Stock markets were mixed Tuesday, as traders weighed hopes for a promptend to the war against evidence of attacks overnight.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 24 Mar. 2026
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Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
Maintaining this position required cutting out the powerful coastal Nigerian traders who had served as middlemen between the British merchants and the hinterland producers.
—Noo Saro-Wiwa, The Dial, 24 Mar. 2026
Last week, a bipartisan group of senators and House representatives introduced a bill that would prevent traders from betting on government actions, war, and events where an individual knows or can control the outcome.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
Stock markets were mixed Tuesday, as traders weighed hopes for a promptend to the war against evidence of attacks overnight.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 24 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trader
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The other hunters in our group were Bob Card, a car dealer who was host of our party at his cabin on Ocoee Lake; Bill Ewing, a banker; and Roger Hanger, all three from Cleveland, Tennessee.—
Charles Elliott,
Outdoor Life,
2 Apr. 2026
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Finally, last October, California governor Gavin Newsom signed a law that made his state the first in the country to prohibit gun dealers from selling pistols that can be easily converted into fully automatic weapons via aftermarket switches.—
Simon Akam,
Vanity Fair,
2 Apr. 2026
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Houthi rebels attacked more than 100 merchant vessels with missiles and drones, sinking two vessels, between November 2023 and January 2025.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
29 Mar. 2026
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The Houthi rebels attacked over 100 merchant vessels with missiles and drones from November 2023 until January 2025, upending shipping in this waterway in the western side of the Arabian Peninsula, key for the passage of goods through the region.—
NPR Staff,
NPR,
28 Mar. 2026
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Amid a deepening national crisis, a grassroots relief effort led by retired businessman Chuck Fazio delivered 400 pounds of food and supplies to support a community kitchen outside Havana.—
Thomas E. Franklin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2026
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An Albanian drug kingpin with a lavish lifestyle was sentenced for plotting with a Detroit-area businessman to build a cocaine-smuggling submarine that helped power a multimillion-dollar narcotics operation.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2026
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Condé Nast Traveler may earn a portion of sales from products that are purchased through our site as part of our Affiliate Partnerships with retailers.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Mar. 2026
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Texas retailers will no longer be allowed to sell most smokable hemp products.—
Tiffani Jackson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Trader.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trader. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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