trader Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun someone who purchases and maintains an inventory of goods to be sold
    bargainer; monger; dealer.

WordNet

Trad"er noun
Definitions
  1. One engaged in trade or commerce; one who makes a business of buying and selling or of barter; a merchant; a trafficker; as, a trader to the East Indies; a country trader.
  2. A vessel engaged in the coasting or foreign trade.

Webster 1913