Trader vs. Traitor — What's the Difference?

One that trades; a dealer

One who betrays one's country, a cause, or a trust, especially one who commits treason.

(Nautical) A ship employed in foreign trade.

Someone who violates an allegiance and betrays their country; someone guilty of treason; one who, in breach of trust, delivers their country to an enemy, or yields up any fort or place entrusted to their defense, or surrenders an army or body of troops to the enemy, unless when vanquished.

One who earns a living by trading goods or securities.

Someone who takes arms and levies war against their country; or one who aids an enemy in conquering their country.

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.

(by extension) One who betrays any confidence or trust.

A vessel engaged in the coasting or foreign trade.

To act the traitor toward; to betray; to deceive.

Someone who purchases and maintains an inventory of goods to be sold

Traitorous.

One who violates his allegiance and betrays his country; one guilty of treason; one who, in breach of trust, delivers his country to an enemy, or yields up any fort or place intrusted to his defense, or surrenders an army or body of troops to the enemy, unless when vanquished; also, one who takes arms and levies war against his country; or one who aids an enemy in conquering his country. See Treason.

Hence, one who betrays any confidence or trust; a betrayer.

Traitorous.

To act the traitor toward; to betray; to deceive.

Someone who betrays his country by committing treason

A person who says one thing and does another