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Merchant is defined as a person or company engaged in the business of selling or trading goods.

(noun)

A wholesaler is an example of a merchant.
A retail store owner is an example of a merchant.

The definition of merchant is something related to commerce or the trade or sale of goods.

(adjective)

A ship that transports goods for sale is an example of a merchant ship.

See merchant in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a person whose business is buying and selling goods for profit; trader, esp. one in the wholesale trade who deals with foreign countries
a person who sells goods at retail; storekeeper; shopkeeper

Origin: ME marchant < OFr marchant < VL *mercatans, prp. of *mercatare, for L mercari, to trade, buy < merx, wares: see market

adjective

of or used in trade; mercantile; commercial
of the merchant marine

transitive verb

to carry on trade in; deal in

See merchant in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

One whose occupation is the wholesale purchase and retail sale of goods for profit.
One who runs a retail business; a shopkeeper.

adjective

Of or relating to merchants, merchandise, or commercial trade: a merchant guild.
Of or relating to the merchant marine: merchant ships.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English merchaunt

Origin: , from Old French marcheant

Origin: , from Vulgar Latin *mercātāns

Origin: , present participle of *mercātāre

Origin: , frequentative of Latin mercārī, to trade

Origin: , from merx, merc-, merchandise

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