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merchant (a person who buys and sells goods in large quantities, especially one who imports and exports goods builders' merchants (= who sell supplies to the building trade) a coal/wine merchant Venice was once a city of rich merchants. OALD. chiefly US or Scotland : the owner or manager of a store The town's merchants closed their shops during the parade. Prizes were given by local merchants. MWALD. 1. a person who buys and sells commodities for profit; dealer; trader. 2. a storekeeper; retailer: a local merchant who owns a store on Main Street. 3. Chiefly Brit. a wholesaler. RHWD Alexander Demidov) |
