horsetrader

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noun

A person who buys and sells horses, especially one who makes such transactions in a clever or skillful manner.

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Meanings

nounhorsetrader (plural horsetraders)

plural horsetraders · alternative horse trader · alternative horse-trader

  1. literallyA person who buys and sells horses, especially one who makes such transactions in a clever or skillful manner.
  2. broadlyfigurativelyOne who is skillful in transacting or negotiating of any kind.
    1 more example

    The three subordinates on whom President Roosevelt depends to win his Senate victories are Majority Leader Joseph T. Robinson of Arkansas, the bull-voiced, heavy-fisted field commander; Pat Harrison of Mississippi, the shrewd committee and cloakroom horsetrader; and James F. Byrnes of South Carolina.

    1937 February 22, “Judiciary: Visibility Poor”, in Time

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
horsemonger

Origin

From horse + trader.

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Translations

Dutch paardenhandelaar
  • paardenhandelaara person who buys and sells horses
Finnish hevoskauppias
  • hevoskauppiasa person who buys and sells horses
French maquignon
  • maquignona person who buys and sells horses
German Pferdehändler
  • Pferdehändlera person who buys and sells horses
Polish koniarz
  • koniarza person who buys and sells horses
Swedish hästhandlare
  • hästhandlarea person who buys and sells horses
Cite this entry
APA

horsetrader. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/horsetrader

MLA

“horsetrader.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/horsetrader. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “horsetrader,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/horsetrader.

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