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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionarymer·chant I \ˈmər-chənt\ noun ETYMOLOGY Middle English marchant, from Anglo-French, from Vulgar Latin *mercatant-, mercatans, from present participle of mercatare to trade, frequentative of Latin mercari — more at market DATE 13th century1. a buyer and seller of commodities for profit : trader2. the operator of a retail business : storekeeper3. one that is noted for a particular quality or activity : specialist a speed merchant on the base paths• merchant adjective II verb DATE 14th centuryintransitive verbarchaic : to deal or trade as a merchanttransitive verb: to deal or trade inEnglish Etymologymerchant c.1200, from Anglo-Fr. marchaunt (O.Frhttp://O.Fr. marcheant, Fr.marchand), from V.L. *mercatantem (nom. *mercatans) "a buyer," prp. of *mercatare, freq. of L. mercari "to trade" (see market).Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7merchantmer·chant / 5mE:tFEnt; NAmE 5mE:rtF- / noun1. a person who buys and sells goods in large quantities, especially six who imports and exports goods 商人；批发商；(尤指)进出口批发商: builders' merchants (= who sell supplies to the building trade) 建材批发商 a coal / wine merchant 煤炭/葡萄酒批发商 Venice was once a city of rich merchants. 威尼斯曾是富商云集的城市。 ⇨ see also squeegee merchant 2. (BrE, informal, disapproving) a person who likes a particular activity (某活动的)爱好者；热衷于…的人: a speed merchant (= sb who likes to drive fast) 好开快车的人 noise merchants (= for example, a band who make a lot of noise) 噪音迷 IDIOMS ⇨ see doom n. adjective[only before noun] connected with the transport of goods by sea 海上货运的: merchant seamen 商船船员 Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of EnglishOxford Collocations dictionary for students of Englishmerchant noun ADJ. prosperous, rich, wealthy | powerful, prominent, substantial, successful | foreign, local | builders', coal, corn, timber, wine, wool We bought a ton of sand from the builders' merchant. MERCHANT + NOUN fleet, marine, seaman, ship, shipping, vesselMerriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Editionn. Function: noun a buyer and seller of commodities for profit FF1C;a merchant of dry goodsFF1E; Synonyms: businessman, dealer, merchandiser, trader, tradesman, trafficker Related Words: jobber, retailer, wholesalerWebster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridgedmer·chantI. \ˈmərchənt, ˈmə̄ch-, ˈməich-\ noun(-s)Etymology: Middle English marchaunt, marchaund, marchant, from Old French marcheant, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin mercatant-, mercatans, from present participle of (assumed) Vulgar Latin mercatare, from Latin mercatus, past participle of mercari to trade, deal in commodities, from merc-, merx ware, merchandise — more at market1. a. : a buyer and seller of commodities for profit : trader b. : the operator of a retail business : storekeeper2. Scotland : customer3. archaic : fellow, guy4. obsolete : merchantman5. : a person conspicuous for ideas or activities of a particular kind : purveyor, specialist < his guess is likely to be as accurate as that of the merchant of doom — Harrison Smith > < had been … acquiring among musical-comedy orchestrators a reputation as a speed merchant — H.W.Wind >II. adjectiveEtymology: Middle English marchaund, marchant, from marchaunt, marchaund, marchant, n.1. a. : of, relating to, or used in commerce b. : of or relating to a merchant marine c. : having a merchant's traits or qualities2. a. : of ordinary or standard shape or size : not made to special order : stock — used of metal bars and ingots < merchant pig iron > b. : producing metal bars or ingots in standard shapes and sizes < merchant mill >III. verb(-ed/-ing/-s)Etymology: Middle English marchaunden, from Middle French marchander, from Old French marcheandier, from marcheant merchantintransitive verbarchaic : to deal or trade as a merchanttransitive verb: to buy and sell : deal or trade in < something considerably superior to what Broadway usually merchants in these days — G.J.Nathan >

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