mercer
mercer
Definition
mer·cer (mʉr′sər)
noun
Brit. a dealer in textiles; dry goods merchant
Etymology: OFr mercier < merz, goods < L merx, wares: see market
mercer
Usage Examples
Possessives
- shop: Harrison's mercer's shop and home were at 34 High Street ( left ), in the parish of St Peter-in-the-East.
Converse of object
- become: Having established who James was I now had to discover how he became a mercer in Chiddingly.
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- select: Chadwick Insurance Agency Or heath care had selected a. Firm mercer human of the impact to address this.
Adjective modifier
- rich: Hewett married Alice, third daughter of Nicholas Leveson of Halling in Kent, a rich mercer of London and sheriff in 1534.
Modifies a noun
- human: Firm mercer human but the president fact opinion and difficult for parents.
Noun used with modifier
- silk: John Thelwall, the son of a silk mercer, was born in 1764.
- firm: Firm mercer human among children of number broker online top of plans become the myths.
- apprentice: On 12 October 1640 Dennis's apprentice mercer, Richard Peirce, was admitted free.
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