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Synonyms
mer·chant (mûŕchənt)

[Middle English merchaunt, from Old French marcheant, from Vulgar Latin* mercātāns present participle of *mercātāre, frequentative of Latin mercārī, to trade, from merx, merc-, merchandise.]

noun 

  1. One whose occupation is the wholesale purchase and retail sale of goods for profit.
  2. One who runs a retail business; a shopkeeper.

adjective 

  1. Of or relating to merchants, merchandise, or commercial trade: a merchant guild.
  2. Of or relating to the merchant marine: merchant ships.