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Merchant

/ˈmɜːtʃənt/

A person who traffics in commodities for profit.

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📖 Definitions of "Merchant"

noun

1
A person who traffics in commodities for profit.
2
The owner or operator of a retail business.
3
A trading vessel; a merchantman.
4
A supercargo.

verb

1
As a resident of a region, to buy goods from a non-resident and sell them to another non-resident.
"a merchanting service"

🔄 Synonyms of "Merchant"

1 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
merchandisernoun	A trader, seller or merchant, especially in the retail trade.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Merchant"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
merchandisernoun	A trader, seller or merchant, especially in the retail trade.
sellernoun	Someone who sells; a vendor; a clerk.
dealernoun	One who deals in goods, especially automobiles; a middleman.
vendornoun	A person or a company that vends or sells.
retailernoun	A retail sales company or salesman.
salesmannoun	A man whose job it is to sell things, either in a shop / store or elsewhere.
tradernoun	One who earns a living by trading goods or securities.
shopkeepernoun	A trader who sells goods in a shop, or by retail, in distinction from one who sells by wholesale, or sells door to door.
tradingnoun	The carrying on of trade.
tradenoun	(uncountable) The buying and selling of goods and services on a market.
marketnoun	Any physical store selling groceries, such as a grocery store or convenience store.
businessmannoun	A man in business, one who works at a commercial institution.
storekeepernoun	One who runs a shop, either the owner or manager.
businesspersonnoun	A person in business, or one who works at a commercial institution.
commercenoun	(business) The exchange or buying and selling of commodities; especially the exchange of merchandise, on a large scale, between different places or communities; extended trade or traffic.
businessnoun	(uncountable) Commercial, industrial, or professional activity.
brokernoun	A mediator between a buyer and seller.
cashnoun	(uncountable) Money in the form of notes or bills and coins, as opposed to checks, credit or electronic transactions.
merchantable	Fit for the market, i.e. suitable for selling for an ordinary price. Sometimes, this is a technical designation for a particular kind or class.
marketernoun	One who designs and executes marketing campaigns.