arbitrageur

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/ˈɑː(ɹ)bɪtɹɑˈʒɝ(ɹ)/

noun

One who engages in arbitrage, such as a financial broker or an investment bank.

Scrabble 14

Meanings

nounarbitrageur (plural arbitrageurs)

plural arbitrageurs

  1. businessOne who engages in arbitrage, such as a financial broker or an investment bank.

    Synonyms: arbitrager, arbitragist

Synonyms & antonyms

nounOne who engages in arbitrage, such as a financial broker or an investment bank.

More synonyms by meaning

nounsomeone who engages in arbitrage (who purchases securities in one market for immediate resale in another in the hope of profiting from the price differential)

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Pseudo-Gallicism, from arbitrage + French -eur (the French term is arbitragiste).

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APA

arbitrageur. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arbitrageur

MLA

“arbitrageur.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arbitrageur. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “arbitrageur,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arbitrageur.

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