merchant

Signification

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.

Coupé comme

mer‧chant

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈmɝt͡ʃənt/

Étymologie

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.