merchantnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈmɜː.tʃənt/us/ˈmɝː.tʃənt/a person whose job is to buy and sell products in large amounts, especially by trading with other countries:
a wine/grain merchant
UK informal disapproving someone who is involved in or enjoys something that is unpleasant or annoying to others:
a gossip merchant (= someone who enjoys talking about people's private lives)
a speed merchant (= someone who drives too fast)
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Traders & entrepreneurs
- asset manager
- baron
- businessman
- businesswoman
- chandler
- concessionaire
- entrepreneur
- entrepreneurship
- magnate
- middleman
- promoter
- property developer
- shipper
- trader
- tradesman
- tradespeople
- tycoon
- white knight
- wholesaler
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People who sell things
Unpleasant people in general
Idiom(s)
merchant of doom/gloom