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merchant
[mur-chuhnt]
noun
a person who buys and sells commodities for profit; dealer; trader.
a storekeeper; retailer.
a local merchant who owns a store on Main Street.
Chiefly British.a wholesaler.
adjective
pertaining to or used for trade or commerce.
a merchant ship.
pertaining to the merchant marine.
Steelmaking.(of bars and ingots) of standard shape or size.
merchant
1/ ˈɜːʃəԳ /
noun
a person engaged in the purchase and sale of commodities for profit, esp on international markets; trader
a person engaged in retail trade
(esp in historical contexts) any trader
derogatorya person dealing or involved in something undesirable
a gossip merchant
(modifier)
of the merchant navy
a merchant sailor
of or concerned with trade
a merchant ship
verb
(tr) to conduct trade in; deal in
Merchant
2/ ˈɜːʃəԳ /
noun
Ismail (ˈɪzmeɪəl). 1936–2005, Indian film producer, noted for his collaboration with James Ivory on such films as Shakespeare Wallah (1965), The Europeans (1979), A Room with a View (1986), The Remains of the Day (1993), and The Golden Bowl (2000)
Other Word Forms
- merchantlike adjective
- outmerchant noun
- ˈԳ-ˌ adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of merchant1
Word History and Origins
Origin of merchant1
Example Sentences
Among the places where residents and merchants say foot traffic is way down include the normally bustling MacArthur Park area, downtown Downey and the Fashion District, which saw a large immigration raid June 6.
In West Hollywood, local merchants say the device has managed to deter people from camping in the stairwell that leads to Santa Monica Boulevard and several eateries.
Mr Chen said the US-China trade war had also "created significant pressure for our merchants".
Regarding the current 10% Trump tariff, he predicts that French wine producers and US merchants will split the cost of the new import duty between them in order to maintain sales.
Richard Henry Dana was a Boston Brahmin and a Harvard man who took to sea on an ordinary merchant ship.
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