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merchantman

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mer·chant·man  (mûrchnt-mn)
n.
1. Nautical A ship used in commerce.
2. Archaic A merchant.
merchantman
Noun
pl -men a merchant ship
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Noun1.merchantmanmerchantman - a cargo ship; "they did much of their overseas trade in foreign bottoms"
freighter, merchant ship, bottom
cargo ship, cargo vessel - a ship designed to carry cargo
Translations
Spanish merchantman [ˈməːtʃəntmən] n → buque m mercante
French merchantman [ˈməːtʃəntmən] irreg n → navire marchand
German merchantman [ˈməːtʃəntmən] merchant irreg like man) n → Handelsschiff nt
Italian merchantman [ˈməːtʃəntmən] n → mercantile m
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This letter will reach England by a merchantman now on its homeward voyage from Archangel; more fortunate than I, who may not see my native land, perhaps, for many years.
Frankenstein by Shelley, Mary View in context
Three days afterward the first-class merchantman Deliverance, Kirke, commander, sailed from London for the China Sea.
No Name by Collins, Wilkie View in context
The vessel was an English merchantman, returning from Japan by the North and South seas; the captain, Mr.
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