Merchant Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

Definition of merchant · 1 : a buyer and seller of commodities for profit : trader · 2 : the operator of a retail business : storekeeper · 3 : one that is noted ... Login SignUp Hello, Games&Quizzes Thesaurus WordoftheDay Features BuyingGuide M-WBooks JoinMWU MyWordsMyWords ViewRecents Account LogOut merchant noun SaveWord mer·​chant |\ˈmər-chənt \ Definitionofmerchant (Entry1of3) 1 :abuyerandsellerofcommoditiesforprofit:trader 2 :theoperatorofaretailbusiness:storekeeper 3 :onethatisnotedforaparticularqualityoractivity:specialist aspeedmerchantonthebasepaths merchant adjective Definitionofmerchant (Entry2of3) 1 :of,relatingto,usedin,orengagedincommerce Thecity'sreputation,though,isasamerchantcityinthisnationhistoricallyknownforitstraders.—PeterTheroux 2 :of,relatingto,orusedinamerchantmarine partofthemerchantfleetOnehundredyearsago,agroupof11senatorsblockedabillthatwouldhaveallowedU.S.merchantshipstoarmthemselvesagainstGermanU-boatsasWorldWarIragedinEurope.—JamesHohmann merchant verb merchanted;merchanting;merchants Definitionofmerchant (Entry3of3) transitiveverb :todealortradein intransitiveverb archaic :todealortradeasamerchant Keepscrollingformore Synonyms MoreExampleSentences PhrasesContainingmerchant LearnMoreAboutmerchant Keepscrollingformore Synonymsformerchant Synonyms:Noun dealer,merchandiser,trader,tradesman,trafficker VisittheThesaurusforMore  ExamplesofmerchantinaSentence Noun Merchantstraveledhundredsofmilestotradeinthecity. afamilyofwealthymerchants Thetown'smerchantsclosedtheirshopsduringtheparade. Prizesweregivenbylocalmerchants. RecentExamplesontheWeb:Noun Eyvindisfarfromhome,intendingtosailfromScandinaviatoGreeceonamerchantvesselandseekhisfortune. — NewYorkTimes,4Apr.2022 However,whenanOTAisthemerchantofrecordaswellastheintermediary,themathworksoutdifferently. — RoxanneBland,Forbes,3Jan.2022 Thecompany’ssponsorisapartnershipamongaffiliatesoftalentagencyUTA,membersofthemanagementteamandConnaught,afinancialadvisoryandmerchantbankingfirm,accordingtoadocumentfiledwiththeSEC. — WendyLee,LosAngelesTimes,1Dec.2021 Fanstooktosocialmediatoexpressoutrageatthelaterelease,withmanyrespondingtoatweetfromSoFiStadiumindicatingTicketmasterastheexclusivemerchantforticketsales. — SelomeHailu,Variety,27Nov.2021 Ninein10in-persontransactionsaroundtheworldoccuratamerchantenabledforcontactlesspayments. — AjayBhalla,Forbes,22Sep.2021 Sonofasuccessfuldrygoodsmerchant,Olmstedtriedhishandasaseaman,farmerandwriterbeforecomingintoparkdesignamidthegrimeandsprawloftheindustrialrevolution. — JesseLeavenworth,HartfordCourant,20Apr.2022 Thereisn’talotofcompetitionindiscretemerchantgraphicsinPCgaming,commercial,workstation,anddatacenter-there’sAMDandNVIDIA. — PatrickMoorhead,Forbes,13Apr.2022 ThosewhocometogiveApril19-May19willreceivea$10e-giftcardtoamerchantofchoiceandwillbeautomaticallyenteredtowinanewtraveltrailercamper,courtesyofSuburbanPropane. — LauraGroch,SanDiegoUnion-Tribune,13Apr.2022 RecentExamplesontheWeb:Adjective OPaycurrentlyprocessesabout80%ofbanktransfersamongmobilemoneyoperatorsinNigeriaand20%ofnon-merchantpointofsalestransactions,Akpansaid. — TopeAlake,Bloomberg.com,23Dec.2020 Sobasicallymerchantrefineriesshouldnotbetheonesthathavetopurchasethesecreditsorblendtheethanol. — JacobWeisberg,SlateMagazine,23Aug.2017 SeeMore Theseexamplesentencesareselectedautomaticallyfromvariousonlinenewssourcestoreflectcurrentusageoftheword'merchant.'ViewsexpressedintheexamplesdonotrepresenttheopinionofMerriam-Websteroritseditors.Sendusfeedback. Keepscrollingformore PhrasesContainingmerchant commissionmerchant doommerchant lawmerchant merchantbank merchantmarine merchantseaman merchantship speedmerchant commissionmerchant doommerchant lawmerchant merchantbank merchantmarine merchantseaman merchantship speedmerchant SeeMore FirstKnownUseofmerchant Noun 13thcentury,inthemeaningdefinedatsense1Adjective 15thcentury,inthemeaningdefinedatsense1Verb 14thcentury,inthemeaningdefinedatintransitivesense HistoryandEtymologyformerchant Noun MiddleEnglishmarchant,fromAnglo-French,fromVulgarLatin*mercatant-,mercatans,frompresentparticipleofmercataretotrade,frequentativeofLatinmercari—moreatmarket Keepscrollingformore LearnMoreAboutmerchant Sharemerchant PosttheDefinitionofmerchanttoFacebook SharetheDefinitionofmerchantonTwitter TimeTravelerformerchant Thefirstknownuseofmerchantwas inthe13thcentury Seemorewordsfromthesamecentury DictionaryEntriesNearmerchant merchandising merchant merchantable SeeMoreNearbyEntries  Statisticsformerchant LastUpdated 17May2022 Look-upPopularity CitethisEntry “Merchant.”Merriam-Webster.comDictionary,Merriam-Webster,https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/merchant.Accessed29May.2022. Style:MLA MLA Chicago APA Merriam-Webster MoreDefinitionsformerchant merchant noun mer·​chant |\ˈmər-chənt \ KidsDefinitionofmerchant 1 :apersonwhobuysandsellsgoodsespeciallyonalargescaleorwithforeigncountries 2 :storekeepersense1 merchant noun mer·​chant |\ˈmər-chənt \ Legal Definitionofmerchant :apersonwhotradesingoodsespeciallyofacertainkindandpossessesexpertiseintheareaofthegoodsandthepracticesoftradinginthemorwhoemploysotherswithsuchexpertise awarrantythatthegoodsshallbemerchantableisimpliedinacontractfortheirsaleifthesellerisamerchantwithrespecttogoodsofthatkind—UniformCommercialCode MorefromMerriam-Websteronmerchant Nglish:TranslationofmerchantforSpanishSpeakers BritannicaEnglish:TranslationofmerchantforArabicSpeakers WORDOFTHEDAY junket SeeDefinitionsandExamples» GetWordoftheDaydailyemail! TestYourVocabulary NameThatColor Namethatcolor: aqua chartreuse cinnabar amaranth Testyourvisualvocabularywithour10-questionchallenge! TAKETHEQUIZ Adailychallengeforcrosswordfanatics. 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