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merchant [ˈmɜːtʃənt] n 1. (Business / Professions) a person engaged in the purchase and sale of commodities for profit, esp on international markets; trader 2. (Business / Commerce) Chiefly US and Canadian a person engaged in retail trade 3. (Historical Terms) (esp in historical contexts) any trader 4. Derogatory a person dealing or involved in something undesirable a gossip merchant 5. (Business / Commerce) (modifier) a. of the merchant navy a merchant sailor b. of or concerned with trade a merchant ship vb (Business / Commerce) (tr) to conduct trade in; deal in [from Old French, probably from Vulgar Latin mercātāre (unattested), from Latin mercārī to trade, from merx goods, wares] merchant-like adj Merchant [ˈmɜːtʃənt] n (Biographies / Merchant, Ismail (1936 M, Indian, FILMS AND TV: producer) Ismail (ˈɪzmeɪəl). born 1936, Indian film producer, noted for his collaboration with James Ivory on such films as Shakespeare Wallah (1965), The Europeans (1979), A Room with a View (1986), The Remains of the Day (1993), and Cotton Mary (1999) mer•chant (ˈmɜr tʃənt) n. 1. a person whose business is buying and selling goods for profit; dealer; trader. 2. a storekeeper; retailer. 3. a person who deals or indulges in something undesirable: merchants of gloom and doom. adj. 4. used for trade or commerce: a merchant ship. 5. pertaining to the merchant marine. [1250–1300; Middle English marchant < Old French marcheant < Vulgar Latin *mercātant- (s. of *mercātāns), present participle of *mercātāre, frequentative of Latin mercārī to trade, derivative of merx goods] merchant, merchandise - Merchant and merchandise come from Latin mercari, "to trade." See also related terms for merchandise.
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merchant noun tradesman, dealer, trader, broker, retailer, supplier, seller, salesman, vendor, shopkeeper, trafficker, wholesaler, purveyor Any good wine merchant would be able to advise you. Quotations "A merchant shall hardly keep himself from doing wrong" Bible: Ecclesiasticus Translations merchant [ˈmɜːtʃənt] A. N 1. (= trader, dealer) → comerciante mf; (= retailer) → minorista mf, detallista mf a diamond merchant → un comerciante de diamantes a wine merchant → un vinatero "The Merchant of Venice" → "El Mercader de Venecia" B. CPD merchant bank N → banco m mercantil or comercial merchant banker N (Brit) → ejecutivo/a m/f de un banco mercantil or comercial merchant marine N (US) = merchant navy merchant navy N → marina f mercante merchant seaman N → marino m mercante merchant ship N → buque m mercante merchant shipping N → marina f mercante; (= ships) → buques mpl mercantes merchant [ˈmɜːrtʃənt] merchant n merchant in cpds → Handels-; merchant bank n (Brit) → Handelsbank f merchant banker n (Brit) → Handelsbankier m merchant fleet n → Handelsflotte f merchantman n → Handelsschiff nt merchant marine n (US) → Handelsmarine f merchant navy n (Brit) → Handelsmarine f merchant seaman n → Matrose m → in der Handelsmarine merchant ship n → Handelsschiff nt merchant [ˈmɜːtʃ/ənt] n (trader) → commerciante m/f; (shopkeeper) → negoziante m/f, commerciante m/f timber/wine merchant → commerciante di legname/vino a trader, especially wholesale, in goods of a particular kind. timber/tea/wine merchants. merchant marine/navy/service the ships of a country that are employed in trading, and their crews. His son has joined the merchant navy. merchant ship a ship involved in trade. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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