See Also: MERCHANT(finance)
Merchant(money)
MERCHANT(law)
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merchant (oh)



[Date: 1100-1200; Language: Old French; Origin: marcheant, from Latin mercatus, past participle of mercari 'to buy and sell']
wine/coal/timber etc merchant
someone whose job is to buy and sell wine, coal etc or a small company that does this
::He had a job with an Edinburgh wine merchant.
old-fashioned someone who buys and sells goods in large quantities
::the son of a wealthy merchant
con merchant/speed merchant etc
BrE informal someone who is involved in a particular activity, such as tricking people or driving very fast