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merchant
/ˈmɝt͡ʃənt/
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What does merchant mean?
noun
- A person who traffics in commodities for profit.
- The owner or operator of a retail business.
- A trading vessel; a merchantman.
More meanings (4)
verb
- As a resident of a region, to buy goods from a non-resident and sell them to another non-resident.
proper noun
- A surname.
noun
- (derogatory, informal) Someone who is noted for a stated type of activity or behaviour.
- (obsolete) A supercargo.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈmɝt͡ʃənt/
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It was one clothed as a merchant captain, and as he turned in the scrutiny of the road he revealed his face.
His elder brother was in town, working for a merchant, so Alyosha had to help his father from a very early age.
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The merchant subsequently turned out a very great knave, cheating Tom on various occasions, and finally broke very much in his debt.
A merchant, without over-trading, may frequently have occasion for a sum of ready money, even when he has no bills to discount.
With a cultured parentage and a social caste to uphold him, he might have made a venturesome merchant or a West Point cadet.