merchant

Betekenis

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.

Met koppelteken als

mer‧chant

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈmɝt͡ʃənt/

Etymologie

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.