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merchant

Meaning

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.

Hyphenated as

mer‧chant

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmɝt͡ʃənt/

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Sentences

That day , the merchant gave the boy
👦

permission to build the display .

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

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

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

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

merchant raiders .

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

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