merchant

🇺🇸 /ˈmɜːrtʃənt/ 🇬🇧 /ˈmɜːtʃənt/
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noun
C1

a person who buys and sells large amounts of goods, often between countries

The merchant buys goods from many countries and sells them to others.

R

a person who sells goods to people, usually in a shop

The merchant sells many different items in his store.

R

a person who enjoys a particular activity very much

He is a merchant of fun, always making people laugh.

adjective
R

related to moving goods by ship

The merchant ship carries goods across the ocean.

translation

n. a person who buys and sells large amounts of goods, often between countries; a person who sells goods to people, usually in a shop; a person who enjoys a particular activity very much
adj. related to moving goods by ship

Word Forms

Plural merchants