Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Definitions

trader

[trey-der] / ˈtreɪ dər /


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

Now imagine you’re a stock or commodities trader who relies on high-speed deals to make a living.

From Slate Aug. 3, 2026

The audience Kalshi is attracting is different from its typical trader base, which skews heavily toward males.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 15, 2026

A former trader reveals how he unearthed evidence that US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick had failed to disclose a business relationship with the paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein.

From BBC Jul. 14, 2026

This is illustrated in the accompanying chart, which shows the perfectly inverse correlation between trader size and the probability of profit — known as “edge.”

From MarketWatch Jul. 13, 2026

The one Wall Street trader who had tried to persuade AIG FP to stop betting on the subprime mortgage bond market witnessed none of these internal politics.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

With almost no vessels currently moving on Ukraine's Black Sea shipping corridor, traders are already counting the cost of this summer's closure.

From BBC Aug. 6, 2026

The drop in oil prices helped ease concerns about inflation and saw traders lower their expectations for the Federal Reserve to hike interest rates, according to Bloomberg.

From Barron's Aug. 5, 2026

Foreign exchange traders will remain on yen intervention watch, after Bessent said the U.S. would do “whatever it takes” to support Japan.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

Then came Trump’s serial walk-backs—the “TACO” pattern, as traders call it—tensions eased, and the yuan stabilized and firmed.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 2026

The market was paying Goldman Sachs bond traders to make the market less efficient.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Join 12,000,000 vocabulary learners

Start learning new words today on VocabTrainer.
You'll remember them forever.

Start training