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mer⋅chant
[mur-chuh
nt] 
–noun
| 1. | a person who buys and sells commodities for profit; dealer; trader. |
| 2. | a storekeeper; retailer: a local merchant who owns a store on Main Street. |
| 3. | Chiefly British. a wholesaler. |
–adjective
| 4. | pertaining to or used for trade or commerce: a merchant ship. |
| 5. | pertaining to the merchant marine. |
| 6. | Steelmaking. (of bars and ingots) of standard shape or size. |
Origin:
1250–1300; ME marchant < OF marcheant < VL *mercātant- (s. of *mercātāns), prp. of *mercātāre, freq. of L mercārī to trade, deriv. of merx goods
1250–1300; ME marchant < OF marcheant < VL *mercātant- (s. of *mercātāns), prp. of *mercātāre, freq. of L mercārī to trade, deriv. of merx goods
Related forms:
mer⋅chant⋅like, adjective
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| mer·chant (mûr'chənt) n.
[Middle English merchaunt, from Old French marcheant, from Vulgar Latin *mercātāns, present participle of *mercātāre, frequentative of Latin mercārī, to trade, from merx, merc-, merchandise.] |
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Merchant
Mer"chant\, n. [OE. marchant, OF. marcheant, F. marchand, fr. LL. mercatans, -antis, p. pr. of mercatare to negotiate, L. mercari to traffic, fr. merx, mercis, wares. See Market, Merit, and cf. Commerce.]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.]Merchant
Mer"chant\, a. 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.Merchant
Mer"chant\, v. i. To be a merchant; to trade. [Obs.]
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Language Translation for : merchant
Spanish:
comerciante, mayorista,
German:
der Kaufmann,
Japanese:
商人
merchant
c.1200, from Anglo-Fr. marchaunt (O.Fr. marcheant, Fr. marchand), from V.L. *mercatantem (nom. *mercatans) "a buyer," prp. of *mercatare, freq. of L. mercari "to trade" (see market).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: mer·chant
Pronunciation: 'm&r-ch&nt
Function: noun
: a person who trades in goods esp. of a certain kind and possesses expertise in the area of the goods and the practices of trading in them or who employs others with such expertise merchant with respect to goods of that kind —Uniform Commercial Code>
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Merchant
The Hebrew word so rendered is from a root meaning "to travel about," "to migrate," and hence "a traveller." In the East, in ancient times, merchants travelled about with their merchandise from place to place (Gen. 37:25; Job 6:18), and carried on their trade mainly by bartering (Gen. 37:28; 39:1). After the Hebrews became settled in Palestine they began to engage in commercial pursuits, which gradually expanded (49:13; Deut. 33:18; Judg. 5:17), till in the time of Solomon they are found in the chief marts of the world (1 Kings 9:26; 10:11, 26, 28; 22:48; 2 Chr. 1:16; 9:10, 21). After Solomon's time their trade with foreign nations began to decline. After the Exile it again expanded into wider foreign relations, because now the Jews were scattered in many lands.
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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