trader
nounUK /ˈtɹeɪdə(ɹ)/ · US /ˈtɹeɪdɚ/
Etymology From trade + -er.
1
One who earns a living by trading goods or securities.
- On November 29 1952, a special train ran from Sunderland to Leeds for Christmas shoppers and those attending a Leeds vs. Brentford match. It caused controversy, with Sunderland traders protesting that their shops were just as good as those in Leeds.2023 December 27, David Turner, “Silent lines...”, in RAIL, number 999, page 29:
- Derived terms
- contra-trader, day trader, day-trader, floor trader, free trader, fur trader, horse-trader, horse trader, horsetrader, missing trader fraud, noise trader, nontrader, paper trader, rogue trader, slave trader, slave-trader, sole trader, subtrader, swing trader, traderess, tradership, tradress