merchant

Betekenis (Engels)

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.

Concepten

koopman

handelaar

zakenman

winkelier

verkoper

neringdoende

kruidenier

handelsman

ondernemer

Synoniemen

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’

Vertalingen

commerçant

Kaufmann

comerciante

commerciante

marchand

Händler

comerciante

mercante

Geschäftsmann

négociant

mercader

έμπορος

comerciant

negociante

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈmɝt͡ʃənt/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: marchaunt

In summary

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

Zinnen

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

Die dag gaf de handelaar de jongen toestemming om het display te bouwen.

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

Hij wachtte geduldig op de handelaar om wakker te worden en de winkel te openen.

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

Over het algemeen aangepast van passagiersvoering, waren ze groter dan de Duitse handelsoverval.