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Antonyms for merchant

Grammar : Noun
Spell : mur-chuh nt
Phonetic Transcription : ˈmɜr tʃənt

Definition of merchant

Origin :
  • c.1200, from Anglo-French marchaunt "merchant, shopkeeper" (Old French marcheant, Modern French marchand), from Vulgar Latin *mercatantem (nominative *mercatans) "a buyer," present participle of *mercatare, frequentative of Latin mercari "to trade, traffic, deal in" (see market). Meaning "fellow, chap" is from 1540s; with a specific qualifier, and suggesting someone who deals in it (e.g. speed merchant "one who enjoys fast driving"), from 1914.
  • noun person who sells goods
Example sentences :
  • Among the passengers was a stout, good-looking man, a New York merchant.
  • Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
  • He has the soul of a merchant tailor, actually, but not the tailor's manhood.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • "This is my address," said the merchant, writing it in pencil, and handing it to Robert.
  • Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
  • "You must have been born under a lucky star, Robert," said the merchant.
  • Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
  • It traded with all the world and offered a safe home to the merchant and to the artisan.
  • Extract from : « Ancient Man » by Hendrik Willem van Loon
  • He had travelled, and had been a merchant's clerk in Paris and London.
  • Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson
  • Until now there's a man that can squeeze and ruin me any day, and that's Merchant.
  • Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
  • Commerce follows the flag only when the flag flies on merchant ships.
  • Extract from : « The Call of the Twentieth Century » by David Starr Jordan
  • The consul then saw the Dutch merchant, and the matter was arranged between them.
  • Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • "I am a merchant, with friends of my own at Granada," answered Castell.
  • Extract from : « Fair Margaret » by H. Rider Haggard

Synonyms for merchant

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