Merchant definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

A merchant is a person who buys or sells goods in large quantities, especially one who imports and exports them. Any knowledgeable wine merchant would be able ... EnglishDictionary Thesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Sentences Video LearnEnglish Videopronunciations Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Korean Japanese Definitionof 'merchant'    WordFrequency Share× Credits× merchant (mɜːʳtʃənt ) Wordforms:pluralmerchants 1. countablenoun Amerchantisapersonwhobuysorsellsgoodsinlargequantities,especiallyonewhoimportsandexportsthem. Anyknowledgeablewinemerchantwouldbeabletoadviseyou. Synonyms:tradesperson,dealer,trader,broker MoreSynonymsofmerchant 2. countablenoun Amerchantisapersonwhoownsorrunsashop,store,orotherbusiness. [US]Thefamilywasforcedtoliveoncreditfromlocalmerchants. regionalnote: inBRIT,usuallyuseretailer,shopkeeper 3. adjective[ADJECTIVEnoun] Merchantseamenorshipsareinvolvedincarryinggoodsfortrade. There'sbeenabigreductioninthesizeoftheBritishmerchantfleetinrecent years. COBUILDAdvancedEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Video:pronunciationof merchant Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables Synonymsof'merchant' LanguageLover'sBlog FrenchTranslationof'merchant' Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'aulic' HindiTranslationof'merchant' NEWfromCollins! EnglishGrammar CollinsApps WordFrequency merchantinBritishEnglish (ˈmɜːtʃənt ) noun1. apersonengagedinthepurchaseandsaleofcommoditiesforprofit,esponinternationalmarkets;trader 2. mainlyUSandCanadian apersonengagedinretailtrade 3. (espinhistoricalcontexts)anytrader 4. derogatory apersondealingorinvolvedinsomethingundesirable agossipmerchant 5. (modifier)a. ofthemerchantnavy amerchantsailor b. oforconcernedwithtrade amerchantship verb6. (transitive) toconducttradein;dealin CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Derivedformsmerchant-like(ˈmerchant-ˌlike)adjective WordoriginC13:fromOldFrench,probablyfromVulgarLatinmercātāre(unattested),fromLatinmercārītotrade,frommerxgoods,wares WordFrequency MerchantinBritishEnglish (ˈmɜːtʃənt ) noun Ismail(ˈɪzmeɪəl ).1936–2005,Indianfilmproducer,notedforhiscollaborationwithJamesIvoryonsuchfilmsasShakespeareWallah(1965),TheEuropeans(1979),ARoomwithaView(1986),TheRemainsoftheDay(1993),andTheGoldenBowl(2000) CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers WordFrequency merchantinAmericanEnglish (ˈmɜrtʃənt ) noun1.  apersonwhosebusinessisbuyingandsellinggoodsforprofit;trader,esp.one inthewholesaletradewhodealswithforeigncountries 2.  apersonwhosellsgoodsatretail;storekeeper;shopkeeper adjective3.  oforusedintrade;mercantile;commercial 4.  ofthemerchantmarine verbtransitive5.  tocarryontradein;dealin Webster’sNewWorldCollegeDictionary,4thEdition.Copyright©2010by HoughtonMifflinHarcourt.Allrightsreserved. WordoriginMEmarchant