mercer

nounattested in dialogue

United Kingdom//ˈmɜːsə//
Canada//ˈmɝsɚ//

A merchant dealing in fabrics and textiles, especially silks and other fine cloths.

noun

1
A merchant dealing in fabrics and textiles, especially silks and other fine cloths.
... Acolastus-Polypragmon-Asotus, is here present (by the help of his mercer, tailor, milliner, sempster, and so forth) at his designed hour...
He passed, dallying, the windows of Brown Thomas, silk mercers.

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman marcer, mercer (“merchant, textile merchant”), from merz (“commodity”) (from Latin merx).

Forms

plural: mercers

meowing · The act of uttering a meow.Mercedes · A female given name from Spanish, equivalent to English Mercy…mercenary · One motivated by gain, especially monetary.

mercer · A merchant dealing in fabrics and textiles, especially silks and other fine cloths.

Mercer · A surname.merchandise · Goods which are or were offered or intended for sale.merchant · A person who traffics in commodities for profit.

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