merchant
nounEtymology
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *merks Latin merx Latin mercor Latin mercānsder. Anglo-Norman marchauntbor. Middle English marchaunt English merchant From Middle English marchaunt, from Anglo-Norman marchaunt, from mercans, from the verb mercor (“to trade, deal, sell”).
Definitions
A person who traffics in commodities for profit.
The owner or operator of a retail business.
A trading vessel
A trading vessel; a merchantman.
- Every day, some sailor's wife, / The masters of some merchant, and the merchant, / Have just our theme of woe.
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Someone who is noted for a stated type of activity or behaviour.
- He's some kind of speed merchant — he drives way too fast.
- Goal merchant Smith scored twice again in the match against Mudchester Rovers.
A supercargo.
As a resident of a region, to buy goods from a non-resident and sell them to another…
As a resident of a region, to buy goods from a non-resident and sell them to another non-resident.
- a merchanting service
A surname.
The neighborhood
- synonymchandler
- synonymchapman
- synonymcopreman
- synonymdealer
- synonymhuckster
- synonymhaggler
- synonymhawker
- synonymmerchant
- synonymmonger
- synonympeddler
- synonymretailer
- synonymsalesperson
- antonympurchaser
- neighbormercantile
- neighbormerchandise
- neighbortrade
- neighborworker
- neighborsalesman
- neighborsaleswoman
- neighborcostermonger
- neighborfishmonger
- neighborgrocer
- neighborironmonger
- neighborItalian warehouseman
- neighborRadhanite
Derived
caper merchant, coal merchant, country merchant, dole merchant, fanny merchant, feather merchant, Happy Merchant, hop merchant, knockout merchant, law merchant, merchantability, merchantable, merchant bank, merchant banker, merchant ensign, merchantess, merchant flag, merchant fleet, merchanthood, merchant iron, merchantish, merchantlike, merchantly, merchantman, merchant marine, merchant mariner, merchant navy, merchant of death, merchant prince, merchantry, merchant seaman, merchant ship, merchant shipping, merchant tailor, merchant venturer, merchantwoman, nonmerchant, rip-off merchant, scrap merchant, skin merchant · +8 more
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA