merchant

UK /ˈmɜːtʃənt/ US /ˈmɝt͡ʃənt/
noun 5verb 1name 1

Definitions

noun

1

A person who traffics in commodities for profit.

2

The owner or operator of a retail business.

3

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.

4

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.

5

A supercargo.

verb

1

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

a merchanting service

name

1

A surname.

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