trader
traders
A trader is a person who either buys goods and resells them, like a merchant who runs a store or a person who buys and sells stocks and bonds.
The original meaning of trader was "one engaged in commerce," meaning someone who makes a living buying things and selling them at a profit. Originally, traders would literally trade goods for other goods, while today most of them trade goods for money. Financial traders work solely with money, buying and selling currency, stocks, bonds, and funds.
Definitions of trader
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someone who purchases and maintains an inventory of goods to be sold
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types:
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art dealer
a dealer in works of art requiring esthetic evaluation
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barterer
a trader who exchanges goods and not money
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bibliopole, bibliopolist
a dealer in secondhand books (especially rare or curious books)
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cheesemonger
someone who sells cheese
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barrow-boy, barrow-man, costermonger
a hawker of fruit and vegetables from a barrow
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cutler
a dealer in cutlery
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draper
a dealer in fabrics and sewing materials (and sometimes in clothing and drygoods)
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fence
a dealer in stolen property
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fishmonger, fishwife
someone who sells fish
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horse trader
a hard bargainer
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hardwareman, ironmonger
someone who sells hardware
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mercer
a dealer in textiles (especially silks)
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seedman, seedsman
a dealer in seeds
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slop-seller, slopseller
a dealer in cheap ready-made clothing
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stamp dealer
a dealer in stamps (whose customers are stamp collectors)
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stock trader
someone who buys and sells stock shares
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linendraper
a retail dealer in yard goods
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print seller
someone who sells etchings and engravings etc.
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profit taker
someone who sells stock shares at a profit
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stockjobber
one who deals only with brokers or other jobbers
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type of:
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merchandiser, merchant
a businessperson engaged in retail trade
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