merchant

CEFRB1

/ˈmɜːtʃənt/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A person or company that buys and sells goods.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A trading vessel; a merchantman.

Examples

  • Larger pirates often preyed on unarmed merchant ships.

  • The rich merchant adopted the boy and made him his heir.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The owner or operator of a retail business.

  2. A person who traffics in commodities for profit.

  3. A supercargo.

More examples

In context

  • Goal merchant Smith scored twice again in the match against Mudchester Rovers.

  • He's some kind of speed merchant — he drives way too fast.

  • a merchanting service

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Origin

noun

From Middle English marchaunt, from Anglo-Norman marchaunt, from mercans, from the verb mercor (“to trade, deal, sell”).