Synonyms for trader
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
One who earns a living by trading goods or securities.
Related words
Forms
- Plural
- traders → merchants, dealers, mongers, tradesmen…
Example sentences
- dealer My decision was based on a dealer recommendation.
- merchant A retail merchant buys wholesale and sells retail.
- tradesman The tradesman has the same religion all over the world.
- monger To be overwise is to ossify; and the scruple-monger ends by standing stockstill.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| trader | rising | |
| dealer | falling | |
| merchant | falling | |
| tradesman | falling | |
| monger | steady | |
| merchantman | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- dealer2, monger2
- 8 letters
- merchant2
- 9 letters
- tradesman, bargainer3
- 10 letters
- trafficker3
- 11 letters
- merchantman
- 13 letters
- merchantwoman
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (dealer2 = 2 syllables).