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merchant

/ˈməːtʃənt/

noun
- 1. a person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially one dealing with foreign countries or supplying goods to a particular trade: "a builders' merchant"
- ▪ a retail trader: North American "the credit cards are accepted by 10 million merchants worldwide"
- ▪ a person who deals in something unpleasant: "a merchant of death"
- ▪ (in historical contexts) a person involved in trade or commerce: "prosperous merchants and clothiers had established a middle class"
- 2. a person who has a liking for a particular activity: informal, derogatory "his driver was no speed merchant"
adjective
- 1. (in historical contexts) relating to merchants or commerce: "the growth of the merchant classes"
- ▪ (of ships, sailors, or shipping activity) involved with commerce rather than military activity: "a merchant seaman"
Word Origin Middle English: from Old French marchant, based on Latin mercari ‘to trade’, from merx, merc- ‘merchandise’.
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