Merchant

Quick meaning: Merchant is a noun meaning A person who traffics in commodities for profit.

Meaning

A person who traffics in commodities for profit.

More Meanings

1. The owner or operator of a retail business.
2. A trading vessel; a merchantman.
3. (informal, sometimes derogatory) Someone who is noted for a stated type of activity or behaviour.
4. As a resident of a region, to buy goods from a non-resident and sell them to another non-resident.
5. (obsolete) A supercargo.

Example Sentences

a merchanting service

He's some kind of speed merchant — he drives way too fast.

Goal merchant Smith scored twice again in the match against Mudchester Rovers.

Every day, some sailor's wife, / The masters of some merchant, and the merchant, / Have just our theme of woe.

Word Forms

• merchants
• merchaunt
• merchanting
• merchanted

Synonyms for merchant

Depending on context, synonyms include chandler, chapman, dealer, huckster, haggler, hawker.

Antonyms for merchant

Common opposites include purchaser.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include merchandiser, seller, dealer, vendor, retailer, salesman.

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