wine merchant
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3.9
- noun
- /waɪn ˈmɜːrʧənt/
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vinatero
- Wine needs the personal touch, and that's why a great wine merchant thrives.
- a local wine merchant
- Ask your wine merchant
Examples
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I can tell you with great certainty that any large online retail wine merchant would tell you they could make wine.com hugely successful in short order, without resorting to wine.com's dirty tactics.
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We convinced a wine merchant who only sold wine to carry the product and sell it.
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That’s the question I put to 10 wine merchants in the Sacramento region in recent days.
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Still, it is surprising when a veteran wine merchant like Marcus Graziano of Capitol Cellars in Granite Bay says that he's never had a customer ask for a wine based on a Facebook or Twitter recommendation.
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If you're looking for a rare vintage, my local wine merchant has an excellent selection.
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The wine merchant recommended a delightful red that pairs well with steak.
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After touring the vineyard, we visited the wine merchant to purchase some bottles.
Synonyms
279
2.1
A person or company that buys and sells things to make money
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2.0
A person or company that sells things, for example at a market
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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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2.1
A person or company that buys and sells goods, often in shops
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3.7
A person or business that buys goods to sell to others for profit
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8.8
A person who makes or sells wine
A person who buys grapes or wine from farmers and sells wine under their own label
How Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a person or business that buys and sells wine' is directly and compositionally derived from combining 'wine' (the product) with 'merchant' (a trader), following a common modifier+head noun pattern. This subtype relation is cross-linguistically common and therefore a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE, although details like specializing in rare wines are extra pragmatic nuance.
Etymology
Wine merchant comes from the simple image of a merchant who sells wine from barrels in a shop, choosing special bottles for customers. So, a wine merchant is a person or business that buys and sells wine, often specialising in quality or rare bottles.