nt]
| 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. |
| 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. |
