merchant venturern.

Brit.

/ˌməːtʃ(ə)nt ˈvɛn(t)ʃ(ə)rə/, U.S.

/ˈˌmərtʃ(ə)nt ˈvɛn(t)ʃərər/

Forms: see merchant n. and adj. and venturer n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: merchant n., venturer n.

Etymology: < merchant n. + venturer n. Compare earlier merchant adventurer n.

= merchant adventurer n. Also figurative.Now apparently only in the name of the Society of Merchant Venturers of Bristol.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > trader > merchant > [noun] > engaged in trading expeditions

merchant adventurer1496

merchant venturer1534

venturer1557

under-adventurer1607

1534 Act 25 Hen. VIII c. 4 in Statutes of Realm (1817) III. 440 Suche person or persones as nowe be..marchaunt venterers to Iselande.

1551 T. Lever Serm. xiiii. December (new ed.) sig. F.v^v The marchaunt venterer, which..caryeth furth suche thynges as maye well be spared, and bryngeth home suche wares as muste needes be occupyed in thys realme.

1556 H. Machyn Diary (1848) 116 Gressem..marchand of the [staple] of Callys and marchand venterer.

1593 G. Harvey Pierces Supererogation 11 This braue Columbus of tearmes, and this onely marchant venturer of quarrels.

1610 E. Bolton Elements of Armories sig. Dd3 Cocket. A certificate from the customer of a Port that the parcels..haue paid custome. The word is dearly wel-knowne to Marchant-venturers.

1642 D. Rogers Naaman 188 The cause of God losing exceedingly by such Merchant venturers.

1748 Defoe's Tour Great Brit. (ed. 4) II. 122 The Merchant-Venturers of the City of Bristol.

1890 C. Gross Gild Merchant I. 152 Edward VI incorporated the ‘merchant venturers’ inhabiting the town of Newcastle-upon-Tyne.

1908 Daily Chron. 9 July 4/4 They were always ‘Merchant Venturers’—that company of men formed to venture westward and find wealth!

1981 Times 24 Oct. 8/1 The annual dinner of the Society of Merchant Venturers of Bristol was held yesterday at Merchants' Hall, Bristol.

1991 Hist. & Computing 3 3/1 The Chamber of Commerce [of Bristol] was a newer (dating from the 1820s) and more open organisation than the Merchant Venturers.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	merchant venturer
释义	merchant venturern. Brit. /ˌməːtʃ(ə)nt ˈvɛn(t)ʃ(ə)rə/, U.S. /ˈˌmərtʃ(ə)nt ˈvɛn(t)ʃərər/ Forms: see merchant n. and adj. and venturer n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: merchant n., venturer n. Etymology: < merchant n. + venturer n. Compare earlier merchant adventurer n. = merchant adventurer n. Also figurative.Now apparently only in the name of the Society of Merchant Venturers of Bristol. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > trader > merchant > [noun] > engaged in trading expeditions merchant adventurer1496 merchant venturer1534 venturer1557 under-adventurer1607 1534 Act 25 Hen. VIII c. 4 in Statutes of Realm (1817) III. 440 Suche person or persones as nowe be..marchaunt venterers to Iselande. 1551 T. Lever Serm. xiiii. December (new ed.) sig. F.v^v The marchaunt venterer, which..caryeth furth suche thynges as maye well be spared, and bryngeth home suche wares as muste needes be occupyed in thys realme. 1556 H. Machyn Diary (1848) 116 Gressem..marchand of the [staple] of Callys and marchand venterer. 1593 G. Harvey Pierces Supererogation 11 This braue Columbus of tearmes, and this onely marchant venturer of quarrels. 1610 E. Bolton Elements of Armories sig. Dd3 Cocket. A certificate from the customer of a Port that the parcels..haue paid custome. The word is dearly wel-knowne to Marchant-venturers. 1642 D. Rogers Naaman 188 The cause of God losing exceedingly by such Merchant venturers. 1748 Defoe's Tour Great Brit. (ed. 4) II. 122 The Merchant-Venturers of the City of Bristol. 1890 C. Gross Gild Merchant I. 152 Edward VI incorporated the ‘merchant venturers’ inhabiting the town of Newcastle-upon-Tyne. 1908 Daily Chron. 9 July 4/4 They were always ‘Merchant Venturers’—that company of men formed to venture westward and find wealth! 1981 Times 24 Oct. 8/1 The annual dinner of the Society of Merchant Venturers of Bristol was held yesterday at Merchants' Hall, Bristol. 1991 Hist. & Computing 3 3/1 The Chamber of Commerce [of Bristol] was a newer (dating from the 1820s) and more open organisation than the Merchant Venturers. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1534
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