Thesaurus: merchant

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1. n. One who traffics on a large scale, especially with foreign countries; a trafficker; a trader.
2. n. A trading vessel; a merchantman.
3. n. One who keeps a store or shop for the sale of goods; a shopkeeper.
4. a. Of, pertaining to, or employed in, trade or merchandise; as, the merchant service.
5. v. i. To be a merchant; to trade.
6. n. a businessperson engaged in retail trade
7. 1. One who traffics on a large scale, especially with foreign countries; a trafficker; a trader. Others, like merchants, venture trade abroad. Shak. 2. A trading vessel; a merchantman. [Obs.] Shak. 3. One who keeps a store or shop for the sale of goods; a shopkeeper. [U. S. & Scot.] Of, pertaining to, or employed in, trade or merchandise; as, the merchant service. Merchant bar, Merchant iron or steel, certain common sizes of wrought iron and steel bars. -- Merchant service, 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. To be a merchant; to trade. [Obs.]
8. Of, pertaining to, or employed in, trade or merchandise; as,the merchant service. Merchant bar, Merchant iron or steel, certaincommon sizes of wrought iron and steel bars.-- Merchant service, 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 thegarments which he makes.
9. n:100 n. a businessperson engaged in retail trade