Merchant
Merchant , noun
[Old English marchant, Old French marcheant, French marchand, from Late Latin mercatans, -antis, present participle of mercatare to negotiate, Latin mercari to traffic, from merx, mercis, wares. See Market, Merit, and compare Commerce.]
1.
One who traffics on a large scale, especially with foreign countries; a trafficker; a trader.
Others, like merchants, venture trade abroad.
2.
A trading vessel; a merchantman. [Obsolete] — Shakespeare
3.
One who keeps a store or shop for the sale of goods; a shopkeeper. [United States & Scottish]
Merchant , adjective
Of, pertaining to, or employed in, trade or merchandise; as, the merchant service.
Collocations (4)
Merchant bar or Merchant iron or Merchant steel , certain common sizes of wrought iron and steel bars.
Merchant service or Merchant marine , the mercantile marine of a country. — Am. Cyc
Merchant ship , a ship employed in commerce.
Merchant tailor , a tailor who keeps and sells materials for the garments which he makes.
Merchant , intransitive verb
To be a merchant; to trade. [Obsolete]