单词 | merchant |
释义 | merchant n.   1. a wholesale trader, esp. with foreign countries.   2. esp. US & Sc. a retail trader.   3. colloq. usu. derog. a person showing a partiality for a specified activity or practice (speed merchant). Phrases and idioms merchant bank esp. Brit. a bank dealing in commercial loans and finance. merchant banker a member of a merchant bank. merchant marine US = merchant navy. merchant navy a nation's commercial shipping. merchant prince a wealthy merchant. merchant ship = MERCHANTMAN. Etymology: ME f. OF marchand, marchant ult. f. L mercari trade f. merx mercis merchandise |
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