merchant

mer·chant  (mûrchnt)

n.

1. One whose occupation is the wholesale purchase and retail sale of goods for profit.

2. One who runs a retail business; a shopkeeper.

adj.

1. Of or relating to merchants, merchandise, or commercial trade: a merchant guild.

2. Of or relating to the merchant marine: merchant ships.

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[Middle English merchaunt, from Old French marcheant, from Vulgar Latin *merctns, present participle of *merctre, frequentative of Latin mercr, to trade, from merx, merc-, merchandise.]

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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

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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)

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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]

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merchant, merchandise - Merchant and merchandise come from Latin mercari, "to trade."

See also related terms for merchandise.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

merchant - a businessperson engaged in retail trade merchandiser baker - someone who bakes commercially book seller, bookdealer - a dealer in books; a merchant who sells books bourgeois, businessperson - a capitalist who engages in industrial commercial enterprise butcher, meatman - a retailer of meat clothier, haberdasher - a merchant who sells men's clothing grain merchant - a merchant who deals in food grains grocer - a retail merchant who sells foodstuffs (and some household supplies) hatmaker, hatter, milliner, modiste - someone who makes and sells hats jeweler, jeweller - someone in the business of selling jewelry poulterer, poultryman - a dealer in poultry and poultry products retail merchant, retailer - a merchant who sells goods at retail rug merchant - a merchant who sells rugs salt merchant, salter - someone who makes or deals in salt schlockmeister, shlockmeister - (slang) a merchant who deals in shoddy or inferior merchandise marketer, seller, trafficker, vender, vendor - someone who promotes or exchanges goods or services for money market keeper, shopkeeper, storekeeper, tradesman - a merchant who owns or manages a shop stationer, stationery seller - a merchant who sells writing materials and office supplies bargainer, dealer, monger, trader - someone who purchases and maintains an inventory of goods to be sold merchant-venturer, venturer - a merchant who undertakes a trading venture (especially a venture that sends goods overseas) vintner, wine merchant - someone who sells wine

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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"

2. → tío m, sujeto m

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

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merchant [ˈmɜː^rtʃənt]

n (= trader, dealer) → négociant(e) m/f, marchand(e) m/f
timber merchant → négociant en bois, marchand de bois

modif [ship, vessel] → marchand(e) merchant fleet
merchant bank n (British) → banque f d'affaires
merchant banker n → banquier/ière m/f d'affaires
merchant fleet n → flotte f marchande

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merchant

n

→ Kaufmann m → /-frau f; corn/fruit/diamond merchant → Getreide-/Obst-/Diamantenhändler(in) m(f)

(Brit inf) → Typ m (sl); he’s a real speed merchant → der ist ein Raser (inf), → der fährt wie die gesengte Sau (inf); he is a rip-off merchant → er zockt seine Kunden ganz schön ab (inf)

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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 prince

n → reicher Kaufmann, Handelsboss m (inf)

merchant seaman

n → Matrose m → in der Handelsmarine

merchant ship

n → Handelsschiff nt

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merchant [ˈmɜːtʃ/ənt] n (trader) → commerciante m/f; (shopkeeper) → negoziante m/f, commerciante m/f
timber/wine merchant → commerciante di legname/vino

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merchant (ˈməːtʃənt) noun

a trader, especially wholesale, in goods of a particular kind. timber/tea/wine merchants. handelaar تاجِر، تُجّار търговец comerciante obchodník, -ice der Kaufmann handelsmand; grosserer έμπορος comerciante, mayorista kaupmees بازرگان kauppias marchand/-ande סוֹחֵר व्यापारी trgovac kereskedő pedagang (stór)kaupmaður, heildsali commerciante 商人 상인 pirklys, prekybininkas []tirgotājs pedagang handelaar kjøpmann, grosserer kupiec تجار comerciante negustor (оптовый) торговец obchodník, -čka trgovec trgovac köpman, grossist พ่อค้า tüccar (批發)商人 купець; торговець تاجر thương gia （批发）商人

merchant marine/navy/service

the ships of a country that are employed in trading, and their crews. His son has joined the merchant navy. handelsvloot أسْطول تِجاري търговски флот mercante obchodní loďstvo Handels-... handelsflåde εμπορικό ναυτικό marina mercante kaubalaevastik ناو گان بازرگانی kauppalaivasto marine marchande הַצִי הַסוֹחֵר वाणिज्य पोत trgovačka mornarica kereskedelmi flotta kapal dagang kaupskipafloti marina mercantile １国の全商船 (한 나라의) 전체 (보유) 상선 prekybos laivynas tirdzniecības flote marin dagang koopvaardij handelsflåte marynarka handlowa توكى تجارتى mercante marină comercială торговый флот obchodné loďstvo trgovska mornarica trgovačka mornarica handelsflotta เรือเดินสมุทรสำหรับค้าขาย deniz ticaret (filosu) 商船隊 торговельний флот قومی تجارتی بیڑا đội thương thuyền 商船，商船队

merchant ship

a ship involved in trade. handelskip سَفينَه تِجاريَّه търговски кораб cargueiro obchodní loď Handels-... handelsskib εμπορικό πλοίο barco mercante, buque mercante kaubalaev کشتی تجاری kauppalaiva navire marchand סְפִינַת סַחַר वाणिज्य जहाज trgovački brod kereskedelmi hajó kapal dagang kaupskip nave mercantile 商船 상선 prekinis laivas tirdzniecības kuģis kapal dagang koopvaardijschip handelsfartøy statek handlowy تجرتى بيړى cargueiro navă comercială торговое судно obchodná loď trgovska ladja trgovački brod handelsfartyg เรือสินค้า ticaret gemisi, şilep 商船 торговельне судно تجارتی جہاز tàu buôn 商船