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. (derogatory, informal, sometimes) 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

agent commercial

de commerce

marchant

homme d’affaire

petit commerçant

personne d’affaires

employé commercial

détaillant

employé de banque

entrepreneur

épicier

Synonymes

trader

dealer

businessman

seller

shopkeeper

tradesman

vendor

salesman

storekeeper

merchandiser

business lady

trafficker

business man

bargainer

monger

retailer

salesperson

attendant

store

chandler

agent

store owner

huckster

jobber

marketeer

mercantile

mercer

commercial

middleman

supermarketeer

packer

pedlar

resident

supermarketer

commerce

tradie

cashier

shop-keeper

specialist

stockist

buyer

townsfolk

trade

business

banyan

banian

businessperson

market trader

mercantile house

merchants’

Traductions

Kaufmann

comerciante

commerciante

koopman

Händler

comerciante

mercante

handelaar

zakenman

Geschäftsmann

mercader

έμπορος

comerciant

negociante

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈmɝt͡ʃənt/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: marchaunt

In summary

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.