merchant
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I. noun
Etymology: Middle English marchant, from Anglo-French, from Vulgar Latin *mercatant-, mercatans, from present participle of mercatare to trade, frequentative of Latin mercari — more at market
Date: 13th century
1. a buyer and seller of commodities for profit ; trader
2. the operator of a retail business ; storekeeper
3. one that is noted for a particular quality or activity ; specialist <
a speed merchant on the base paths
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• merchant adjective
II. verb
Date: 14th century
intransitive verb
archaic to deal or trade as a merchant
transitive verb
to deal or trade in
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merchant — mer·chant / mər chənt/ n: a person who trades in goods esp. of a certain kind and possesses expertise in the area of the goods and the practices of trading in them or who employs others with such expertise a warranty that the goods shall be… … Law dictionary
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merchant — [mʉr′chənt] n. [ME marchant < OFr marchant < VL * mercatans, prp. of * mercatare, for L mercari, to trade, buy < merx, wares: see MARKET] 1. a person whose business is buying and selling goods for profit; trader, esp. one in the… … English World dictionary
Merchant — Mer chant, n. [OE. marchant, OF. marcheant, F. marchand, fr. LL. mercatans, antis, p. pr. of mercatare to negotiate, L. mercari to traffic, fr. merx, mercis, wares. See {Market}, {Merit}, and cf. {Commerce}.] 1. One who traffics on a large scale … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
merchant — [n] person who sells goods broker, businessperson, consigner, dealer, exporter, handler, jobber, marketer, operator, retailer, salesperson, seller, sender, shipper, shopkeeper, storekeeper, trader, tradesperson, trafficker, tycoon, vendor,… … New thesaurus
Merchant — For other uses, see Merchant (disambiguation). Merchants from Holland and the Middle East trading. A merchant is a businessperson who trades in commodities that were produced by others, in order to earn a profit. Merchants can be one of two types … Wikipedia
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