Possessives

• builder: Then a local builder's merchant built a hall on the far side, closing up the open view across the pit.

• plumber: That job also involved a lengthy trip to get parts from the plumbers ' merchant.

Adjective modifier

• wealthy: Her father was one of Britain's wealthiest merchants.

• prosperous: Davidson fell in love with the daughter of a prosperous merchant.

• Armenian: Whereas, the existence of Armenian weavers in Istanbul and of Armenian merchants in Poland is well attested.

• Dutch: From the late 15th-century Dutch merchants and itinerant fleets also factored.

• Flemish: A group of Flemish merchants were burnt to death in their guild hall at the express orders of Edward.

• wholesale: Beaches, excursions, coastal lanes, fishing, co-operative maritime and wholesale fish merchants.

Modifies a noun

• shipping: Brown started his career in merchant shipping, working his way up the ranks.

• seaman: Introduction The majority of records relating to merchant seamen are with The National Archives.

• navy: We have many books on the merchant navy at war, including Lloyd's War losses for both World Wars.

• adventurer: The gala dinner is a short walk away at the magnificent Merchant Adventurers ' Hall in Fossgate.

• Taylor: Stockport girls gained 116 points against Merchant Taylors ' girls score of 132.

• venturer: Talks will be taking place during the day in the Merchant Venturers ' Building.

Noun used with modifier

• builder: Contact a builder merchant directly or search using the internet.

• coal: A large proportion of the sidings were used for the conveyance of coal and a coal merchants stood on the site until very recently.

• wool: John Hustler died 1790 A Bradford Quaker and wool merchant.

• timber: Timber fire door merchants also did well with a net 37 % selling more fire doors than the previous three months.

• wine: There are now a small number of specialist wine merchants which only sell online.

• rip-off: The solicitor I used was not really a rip-off merchant he was just an ordinary solicitor making a healthy profit like most other solicitors.