merchant

Signification (Anglais)

Noun

1. A person who traffics in commodities for profit.
2. The owner or operator of a retail business.
3. A trading vessel; a merchantman.
4. (informal) Someone who is noted for a stated type of activity or behaviour.
5. (obsolete) A supercargo.

Verb

As a resident of a region, to buy goods from a non-resident and sell them to another non-resident.

Concepts

commerçant

marchand

négociant

commerçante

boutiquier

gérant

tenancier

de commerce

homme d’affaire

marchant

agent commercial

employé de banque

employé commercial

épicier

petit commerçant

détaillant

entrepreneur

personne d’affaires

Coupé comme

mer‧chant

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈmɝt͡ʃənt/

Étymologie (Anglais)

From Middle English marchaunt, from Anglo-Norman marchaunt, from mercans, from the verb mercor (“I trade, deal, sell”).

Phrases

That day , the merchant gave the boy permission to build the display .

Ce jour-là, le marchand a donné au garçon la permission de construire l'affichage.

He waited patiently for the merchant to awaken and open the shop .

Il a attendu patiemment que le marchand se réveille et ouvre la boutique.

Generally adapted from passenger liners , they were larger than the German merchant raiders .

Généralement adaptés des doublures de passagers, ils étaient plus grands que les raideurs marchands allemands.