Negotiant
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Negotiant is a noun meaning (now rare, chiefly historical) Someone who conducts negotiations; a negotiator, an agent.
Meaning
(now rare, chiefly historical) Someone who conducts negotiations; a negotiator, an agent.
More Meanings
- (obsolete) A trader or merchant; a businessman; a financier.
Example Sentences
Ambassadors, negotiants, and generally all other ministers of mean fortune, in conversation with princes and superiors, must use great respect
Such was the scarcity of bread, that a French gentleman told me, that, the day preceding the taking of the Bastille, he was invited to dine with a Negotiant, and, when he went, was informed that a servant had been out five hours in search of bread, and had at last been able to purchase only one loaf.
Word Forms
- negotiants
Synonyms for negotiant
Depending on context, synonyms include negotiator.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include negotiator, negotiatress, negotiatrix, mediator, renegotiator, bargainer.
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