English > trader: 1 sense > noun 1, person | Meaning | someone who purchases and maintains an inventory of goods to be sold. |
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| Synonyms | bargainer, dealer, monger |
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| Narrower | art dealer | A dealer in works of art requiring esthetic evaluation |
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| barterer | A trader who exchanges goods and not money |
| bibliopole, bibliopolist | A dealer in secondhand books (especially rare or curious books / books) |
| cheesemonger | someone who sells cheese |
| costermonger, barrow-man, barrow-boy | A hawker of fruit and vegetables from a barrow |
| cutler | A dealer in cutlery |
| draper | A dealer in fabrics and sewing / sewing materials (and sometimes in clothing and drygoods) |
| fence | A dealer in stolen property |
| fishmonger, fishwife | someone who sells fish |
| horse trader | A hard bargainer |
| ironmonger, hardwareman | someone who sells hardware |
| mercer | A dealer in textiles (especially silks) |
| seedsman, seedman | A dealer in seeds |
| slopseller, slop-seller | A dealer in cheap ready-made clothing |
| stamp dealer | A dealer in stamps (whose customers are stamp collectors) |
| stock trader | someone who buys and sells stock shares |
| Broader | merchant, merchandiser | A businessperson engaged in retail trade |
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| Spanish | comerciante, distribuidor, mercader, monger, tratante |
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| Catalan | comerciant, monger |
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| Verbs | trade | engage in the trade of |
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