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merchantman

noun

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *merks Latin merx Latin mercor Latin mercānsder. Anglo-Norman marchauntbor. Middle English marchaunt English merchant Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Middle English man Middle English -man English -man English merchantman From merchant + -man.

  1. derived from marchaunt English merchant Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Middle English man Middle English -man English -man English merchantman From merchant + -man
  2. derived from marchauntbor
  3. derived from *merks Latin merx Latin mercor Latin mercānsder✻

Definitions

  1. A male merchant (person engaged in trade).

    • Near-synonyms: merchant (precisely hypernymous), trader

  2. Synonym of merchant ship.

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