Meanings
trader1
nountrader (plural traders)
plural traders
- 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
Trader2
Synonyms & antonyms
nounsomeone who purchases and maintains an inventory of goods to be sold
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*dreh₂-
- Proto-Germanic*tradō
- Proto-West Germanic*trudo
- Old Saxontrada
- Middle Low Germantrade
- Middle Englishtrade
- Englishtrade
- Englishtrader
Translations
Afrikaans handelaar, koopman
- handelaarone who earns a living by trading
- koopmanone who earns a living by trading
Arabic بَائِع, تَاجِر
- بَائِع (bāʔiʕ)one who earns a living by trading
- تَاجِر (tājir)one who earns a living by trading
- تَاجِرَة (tājira)one who earns a living by trading
Bengali ব্যবসায়ী, সওদাগর
- ব্যবসায়ী (bêbśaẏi)one who earns a living by trading
- সওদাগর (śoōdagor)one who earns a living by trading
Bulgarian търго́вец, търго́вка
- търго́вец (tărgóvec)one who earns a living by trading
- търго́вка (tărgóvka)one who earns a living by trading
Catalan comerciant
- comerciantone who earns a living by trading
Chinese Cantonese 商人
- 商人 (soeng¹ jan⁴)one who earns a living by trading
Chinese Mandarin 商人
- 商人 (shāngrén)one who earns a living by trading
Czech obchodník, kupec
- obchodníkone who earns a living by trading
- kupecone who earns a living by trading
Danish købmand
- købmandone who earns a living by trading
Dutch handelaar
- handelaarone who earns a living by trading
Estonian kaupmees
- kaupmeesone who earns a living by trading
Finnish kauppias, liikemies
- kauppiasone who earns a living by trading
- liikemiesone who earns a living by trading
French commerçant, trader
- commerçantone who earns a living by trading
- traderone who earns a living by trading
- marchandone who earns a living by trading
German Händler, Händlerin
- Händlerone who earns a living by trading
- Händlerinone who earns a living by trading
- Kaufmannone who earns a living by trading
- Kauffrauone who earns a living by trading
Greek έμπορος
- έμπορος (émporos)one who earns a living by trading
Hebrew סוֹחֵר
- סוֹחֵר (sokhér)one who earns a living by trading
Hindi व्यापारी, सौदागर
- व्यापारी (vyāpārī)one who earns a living by trading
- सौदागर (saudāgar)one who earns a living by trading
Hungarian kereskedő
- kereskedőone who earns a living by trading
Icelandic kaupmaður
- kaupmaðurone who earns a living by trading
Indonesian pedagang, saudagar
- pedagangone who earns a living by trading
- saudagarone who earns a living by trading
Irish ceannaí
- ceannaíone who earns a living by trading
Italian commerciante
- commercianteone who earns a living by trading
Japanese 商人, トレーダー
- 商人 (shōnin)one who earns a living by trading
- トレーダー (torēdā)one who earns a living by trading
Korean 상인
- 상인 (sang'in)one who earns a living by trading
Latvian tirgotājs
- tirgotājsone who earns a living by trading
Lithuanian pirklys
- pirklysone who earns a living by trading
Malay pedagang, saudagar
- pedagangone who earns a living by trading
- saudagarone who earns a living by trading
Māori kaihokohoko
- kaihokohokoone who earns a living by trading
Norwegian Bokmål kjøpmann
- kjøpmannone who earns a living by trading
Polish handlarz, kupiec
- handlarzone who earns a living by trading
- kupiecone who earns a living by trading
Portuguese comerciante
- comercianteone who earns a living by trading
Romanian comerciant
- comerciantone who earns a living by trading
Russian торго́вец, тре́йдер
- торго́вец (torgóvec)one who earns a living by trading
- тре́йдер (trɛ́jdɛr)one who earns a living by trading
- коммерса́нт (kommersánt)one who earns a living by trading
- торга́ш (torgáš)one who earns a living by trading
- купе́ц (kupéc)one who earns a living by trading
- продаве́ц (prodavéc)one who earns a living by trading
Slovak obchodník, kupec
- obchodníkone who earns a living by trading
- kupecone who earns a living by trading
Spanish comerciante, tréider
- comercianteone who earns a living by trading
- tréiderone who earns a living by trading
Swahili mfanyabiashara
- mfanyabiasharaone who earns a living by trading
Swedish handlare, köpman
- handlareone who earns a living by trading
- köpmanone who earns a living by trading
Thai พ่อค้า, ผู้ค้า
- พ่อค้า (pɔ̂ɔ-káa)one who earns a living by trading
- ผู้ค้า (pûu-káa)one who earns a living by trading
- ผู้ค้าขาย (pûu-káa-kǎai)one who earns a living by trading
- แม่ค้า (mɛ̂ɛ-káa)one who earns a living by trading
- ผู้ประกอบการค้าone who earns a living by trading
- ผู้ทำการค้าone who earns a living by trading
- พาณิช (paa-nít)one who earns a living by trading
Turkish tüccar, tacir
- tüccarone who earns a living by trading
- tacirone who earns a living by trading
Ukrainian торго́вець, крама́р
- торго́вець (torhóvecʹ)one who earns a living by trading
- крама́р (kramár)one who earns a living by trading
- кра́мар (krámar)one who earns a living by trading
Urdu سَوداگَر, تاجِر
- سَوداگَر (saudāgar)one who earns a living by trading
- تاجِر (tājir)one who earns a living by trading
Vietnamese thương thuyền, thương gia
- thương thuyềnone who earns a living by trading
- thương giaone who earns a living by trading
Yiddish האַנדלער, הענדלער
- האַנדלער (handler)one who earns a living by trading
- הענדלער (hendler)one who earns a living by trading
- קויפֿמאַן (koyfman)one who earns a living by trading
Zulu uḿhwebi
- uḿhwebione who earns a living by trading
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with trader
All rhymes →Sounds the same
traitor (accents with flapping)
Anagrams
Cite this entry
APA
trader. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trader
MLA
“trader.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trader. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “trader,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trader.
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