merchant
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2.1
- noun
- /ˈmɜːrʧənt/
:
comerciante
- As a successful merchant, she imported exotic goods from around the world.
- merchants in the market
- street merchants
- traveling merchants
For each payment that acquirers help merchants route, they charge a fee.
- For each payment that acquirers help merchants route, they charge a fee.
- The Greeks transacted with gold, and so did merchants throughout all the medieval ages.
- So, but I started this business coming from being a wine merchant in New Jersey.
- They do charge the merchants more than Visa and MasterCard cards do.
- The sequence was take care of the merchants, so there wasn't.
Examples
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She was a daughter of a powerful Danish merchant.
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He was a very well-known merchant.
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So, but I started this business coming from being a wine merchant in New Jersey.
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In another time, the vessel would have been a merchant ship, following a busy trade route.
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I'm a silk merchant, not a money lender.
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Without their consent, colonial merchants begin to organize a boycott of British goods.
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In 1755, records indicate a merchant named John Mitchelson was using it as a shop, possibly selling furniture.
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The Greeks transacted with gold, and so did merchants throughout all the medieval ages.
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Throughout the city, merchants open their shops to sell tires, silk, or pirated DVDs.
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In the 1790s, an influx of German Jewish merchants created a core of affluent, educated individuals.
Academic text (1999)
Synonyms
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2.1
A person or company that buys and sells things to make money
257
2.0
A person or company that sells things, for example at a market
257
1.0
A person or company that offers goods for money
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2.7
A person or business that buys and sells items like art and cars
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2.4
A shop or company that sells goods to people for home use
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1.9
A person who owns or runs a small store and sells goods to customers
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4.5
A person or company that buys and sells goods in shops
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3.7
A person who runs a shop that sells goods or services
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4.2
A person who sells goods at a market stall
A person who buys and sells goods in a shop or market
A person or business that sells to customers
A woman who owns or runs a shop that sells things
A person who runs a market stall or shop and sells goods to customers
A person or company that buys, sells, and moves goods
Compounds
3
5.1
A ship that carries goods or passengers for business and is not part of a navy
- Specialized
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5.0
A bank that helps businesses accept card payments and gives money after fees
A country's commercial ships used to carry goods or passengers, not military ships
- Offensive
A person who sells adult pictures or films, sometimes illegally, for example to minors
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Etymology
Merchant comes from an old root merc- meaning 'trade' or 'buy'. You can see the same root in merchandise and market, so a merchant is someone who trades or sells goods.