merchant

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UK /ˈmɜːtʃənt/ US /ˈmɝt͡ʃənt/

noun 5verb 1name 1

Collocations

(noun.)

ADJ

prosperous, rich, wealthy | powerful, prominent, substantial, successful | foreign, local

builders', coal, corn, timber, wine, wool

My grandfather used to buy all his supplies from the local timber merchant.

MERCHANT + NOUN

fleet, marine, seaman, ship, shipping, vessel

Definitions

noun

A person who traffics in commodities for profit.

The owner or operator of a retail business.

A trading vessel; a merchantman.

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

Someone who is noted for a stated type of activity or behaviour.

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

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

A supercargo.

verb

As a resident of a region, to buy goods from a non-resident and sell them to another non-resident.

a merchanting service

name

A surname.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a businessperson engaged in retail trade

merchandiser

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

speed merchant

Someone who runs, drives or moves in a given way very fast.

merchant of death

One who engages in the unlawful distribution or supply of substances or objects with potentially fatal consequences, such as drugs or weapons.

Example Bank

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

Wiktionary

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

Wiktionary

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

Wiktionary

a merchanting service

Wiktionary

The rich merchant adopted the boy and made him his heir.

Tatoeba · #18519

Larger pirates often preyed on unarmed merchant ships.

Tatoeba · #22161

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, merchant is marked as derogatory, informal, obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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