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mer⋅chant⋅man

  [mur-chuhnt-muhn]
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–noun, plural -men.
a trading ship.
Also called merchant ship, merchant vessel.

Origin:
1520–30; merchant + -man
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mer·chant·man   (mûr'chənt-mən)   
n.  

  1. Nautical A ship used in commerce.

  2. Archaic A merchant.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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