merchant
/ˈmɝt͡ʃənt/
nounverb
A person who traffics in commodities for profit.
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Noun 3 meanings
A person who traffics in commodities for profit.
The owner or operator of a retail business.
A trading vessel; a merchantman.
Verb 1 meaning
As a resident of a region, to buy goods from a non-resident and sell them to another non-resident.
“a merchanting service”
Where it comes from
Etymology
From Middle English marchaunt, from Anglo-Norman marchaunt, from mercans, from the verb mercor (“to trade, deal, sell”).
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purchaser
MERCHANT at a glance
MERCHANT has 8 letters and scores 15 points in Scrabble (M 3 + E 1 + R 1 + C 3 + H 4 + A 1 + N 1 + T 1) and 17 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #6,166 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with merchant
All rhymes- WANT7
- IMPORTANT13
- SIGNIFICANT17
- MEANT7
- PLANT7
- ASSISTANT9
- RESTAURANT10
- GRANT6
- GIANT6
- RELEVANT11
- PREGNANT11
- BRILLIANT11
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