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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024mer•chant /ˈmɜrtʃənt/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Businessone whose business is buying and selling goods for profit.
- Businessa storekeeper;
retailer. - one who indulges in something undesirable:the merchants of gloom and doom.
adj. [before a noun] - Businessused for trade or commerce:a merchant ship.
See -merc-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024mer•chant (mûr′chənt),USA pronunciation n. - Businessa person who buys and sells commodities for profit;
dealer; trader. - Businessa storekeeper;
retailer:a local merchant who owns a store on Main Street. - British Terms[Chiefly Brit.]a wholesaler.
adj. - Businesspertaining to or used for trade or commerce:a merchant ship.
- Nauticalpertaining to the merchant marine.
- Metallurgy[Steelmaking.](of bars and ingots) of standard shape or size.
- Vulgar Latin *mercātant- (stem of *mercātāns), present participle of *mercātāre, frequentative of Latin mercārī to trade, derivative of merx goods
- Old French marcheant
- Middle English marchant 1250–1300
mer′chant•like′, adj. |