merchant
[noun]
Synonyms: tradesman, broker, dealer, purveyor, retailer, salesman, seller, shopkeeper, supplier, trader, trafficker, vendor, wholesaler

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Related Words: jobber, retailer, wholesaler

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

mer‧chant /ˈmɜːtʃənt $ ˈmɜːr-/ noun [countable]
[Date: 1100-1200; Language: Old French; Origin: marcheant, from Latin mercatus, past participle of mercari 'to buy and sell']

1. wine/coal/timber etc merchant someone whose job is to buy and sell wine, coal etc, or a small company that does this:
He had a job with an Edinburgh wine merchant.

2. old-fashioned someone who buys and sells goods in large quantities:
the son of a wealthy merchant

3. con merchant/speed merchant etc British English informal someone who is involved in a particular activity, such as tricking people or driving very fast

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

merchant
noun
ADJ. prosperous, rich, wealthy | powerful, prominent, substantial, successful | foreign, local | builders', coal, corn, timber, wine, wool We bought a ton of sand from the builders' merchant.
MERCHANT + NOUN fleet, marine, seaman, ship, shipping, vessel

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

merchant
Term often used in liner bills of lading to describe the shipper, receiver or consignee, bill of lading holder or the agent of any of these.

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