51Թ

Advertisement

Advertisement

View synonyms for

merchant

[ mur-chuhnt ]

noun

  1. a person who buys and sells commodities for profit; dealer; trader.
  2. a storekeeper; retailer:

    a local merchant who owns a store on Main Street.

  3. Chiefly British. a wholesaler.


adjective

  1. pertaining to or used for trade or commerce:

    a merchant ship.

  2. pertaining to the merchant marine.
  3. Steelmaking. (of bars and ingots) of standard shape or size.

merchant

1

/ ˈɜːʃəԳ /

noun

  1. a person engaged in the purchase and sale of commodities for profit, esp on international markets; trader
  2. a person engaged in retail trade
  3. (esp in historical contexts) any trader
  4. derogatory.
    a person dealing or involved in something undesirable

    a gossip merchant

  5. modifier
    1. of the merchant navy

      a merchant sailor

    2. of or concerned with trade

      a merchant ship

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. tr to conduct trade in; deal in
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Merchant

2

/ ˈɜːʃəԳ /

noun

  1. MerchantIsmail19362005MIndianFILMS AND TV: producer 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)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Discover More

Derived Forms

  • ˈ󲹲Գ-ˌ, adjective
Discover More

Other 51Թ Forms

  • c󲹲Գ· adjective
  • dzܳmc󲹲Գ noun
Discover More

51Թ History and Origins

Origin of merchant1

1250–1300; Middle English marchant < Old French marcheant < Vulgar Latin *ٲԳ- (stem of ), present participle of *, frequentative of Latin ī to trade, derivative of merx goods
Discover More

51Թ History and Origins

Origin of merchant1

C13: from Old French, probably from Vulgar Latin (unattested), from Latin ī to trade, from merx goods, wares
Discover More

Example Sentences

Examples have not been reviewed.

The area’s unpredictable depths have also meant that, over the centuries, merchant ships and explorers tended to avoid these waters.

From

He eventually enlisted in the Marine Corps and was a merchant seaman before pursuing a career in journalism, according to Tucker Carlson’s post.

From

Ismail said a lot of the people killed were merchants in the market, because they belonged to the Zaghawa community, the ethnic base of the Joint Forces.

From

As for the merchants at IDEX, there is no reluctance to working with like-minded nations, said Abraham Mazor, vice president of business development and marketing at Smartshooter, an international company headquartered in Israel.

From

Since November 2023, the Houthis have targeted dozens of merchant vessels with missiles, drones and small boat attacks in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.

From

Advertisement

Related 51Թs

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement