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   merchant

   /ˈməːtʃənt/

   noun

   • 1. a person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially one dealing with foreign countries or supplying goods to a particular trade: "a builders' merchant"
   • ▪ a retail trader: North American "the credit cards are accepted by 10 million merchants worldwide"
   • ▪ a person who deals in something unpleasant: "a merchant of death"
   • ▪ (in historical contexts) a person involved in trade or commerce: "prosperous merchants and clothiers had established a middle class"
   • 2. a person who has a liking for a particular activity: informal, derogatory "his driver was no speed merchant"

   adjective

   • 1. (in historical contexts) relating to merchants or commerce: "the growth of the merchant classes"
   • ▪ (of ships, sailors, or shipping activity) involved with commerce rather than military activity: "a merchant seaman"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French marchant, based on Latin mercari ‘to trade’, from merx, merc- ‘merchandise’.

   Scrabble Points: 15

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