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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.
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  • apprentice: On 12 October 1640 Dennis's apprentice mercer, Richard Peirce, was admitted free.