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merchant

/ˈmɜːtʃənt/ · noun

Meaning

  1. A person who traffics in commodities for profit.
  2. The owner or operator of a retail business.
  3. A trading vessel; a merchantman.
  4. A supercargo.
  5. As a resident of a region, to buy goods from a non-resident and sell them to another non-resident.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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