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Mer·ca·tor (mər kāt′ər)

Mercator, Gerardus (jə rär′dəs) 1512-94; Fl. geographer & cartographer

Etymology: L calque of (Gerhard) Kremer, lit., dealer, merchant

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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