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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Merchant \Mer"chant\, noun [OE. marchant, OF. marcheant, F. marchand, fr. LL. mercatans, -antis, p. pr. of mercatare to negotiate, L. mercari to traffic, fr. merx, mercis, wares. See {Market}, {Merit}, and cf. {Commerce}.]
1. One who traffics on a large scale, especially with foreign countries; a trafficker; a trader.
Others, like merchants, venture trade abroad. --Shak.
2. A trading vessel; a merchantman. [Obs.] --Shak.
3. One who keeps a store or shop for the sale of goods; a shopkeeper. [U. S. & Scot.]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Merchant \Mer"chant\, adjective Of, pertaining to, or employed in, trade or merchandise; as, the merchant service.
{Merchant bar}, {Merchant iron} or {Merchant steel}, certain common sizes of wrought iron and steel bars.
{Merchant service or Merchant marine}, the mercantile marine of a country. --Am. Cyc.
{Merchant ship}, a ship employed in commerce.
{Merchant tailor}, a tailor who keeps and sells materials for the garments which he makes.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Merchant \Mer"chant\, verb (used without an object) To be a merchant; to trade. [Obs.]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
noun
1: a businessperson engaged in retail trade [syn: {merchant}, {merchandiser}]
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