merchant
adjective/ˈmɜːtʃənt/
/ˈmɜːrtʃənt/
[only before noun]- connected with the transport of goods by sea
- merchant seamen
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French marchant, based on Latin mercari ‘to trade’, from merx, merc- ‘merchandise’.Definitions on the go
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