merchant
merc·hant
noun
1.
a businessperson engaged in retail trade
Origin
From Middle English marchaunt, from Anglo-Norman marchaunt, from mercans, from the verb mercor (“to trade, deal, sell”).
Phrases
- caper merchant
- coal merchant
- country merchant
- dole merchant
- fanny merchant
- feather merchant
- Happy Merchant
- hop merchant
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