arbitrageur

noun

ar·​bi·​tra·​geur ˌär-bə-(ˌ)trä-ˈzhər How to pronounce arbitrageur (audio)
variants or arbitrager
ˈär-bə-ˌträ-zhər How to pronounce arbitrageur (audio)
: one that practices arbitrage

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There are mispricings, where two very similar securities are priced at different levels and arbitrageurs buy one and sell the other until the anomaly is eradicated. — Steven Desmyter, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024 News commentators were fervent on the subject of insider trading; editorials in the Times were thunderous; the SEC ordered one arbitrageur to disgorge $50 million in fines, and another pleaded guilty to felony charges. — Emily Harnett, Harper's Magazine, 26 Apr. 2024

Word History

Etymology

arbitrage + -eur (as in entrepreneur) or -er entry 2

Note: Despite appearances, arbitrageur is not borrowed from French, which uses the derivative arbitragiste.

First Known Use

1870, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of arbitrageur was in 1870

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“Arbitrageur.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/arbitrageur. Accessed 27 Apr. 2025.

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arbitrageur

noun
ar·​bi·​tra·​geur ˌär-bə-ˌträ-ˈzhər How to pronounce arbitrageur (audio)
variants or arbitrager
ˈär-bə-ˌträ-zhər How to pronounce arbitrageur (audio)
: one that practices arbitrage
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