merchant

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Regno Unito//ˈmɜːtʃənt//
Stati Uniti//ˈmɝt͡ʃənt//

A person who traffics in commodities for profit.

sostantivo

1
A person who traffics in commodities for profit.
2
The owner or operator of a retail business.
3
A trading vessel; a merchantman.
Every day, some sailor's wife, / The masters of some merchant, and the merchant, / Have just our theme of woe.
4
informaleSomeone who is noted for a stated type of activity or behaviour.
He's some kind of speed merchant — he drives way too fast.
Goal merchant Smith scored twice again in the match against Mudchester Rovers.
5
obsoletoA supercargo.

Etimologia

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *merks Latin merx Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -or Latin mercor Latin mercānsder. Anglo-Norman marchauntbor. Middle English marchaunt English merchant From Middle English marchaunt, from Anglo-Norman marchaunt, from mercans, from the verb mercor (“to trade, deal, sell”).

verbo

1
As a resident of a region, to buy goods from a non-resident and sell them to another non-resident.
a merchanting service

Forme

plurale: merchants
passato: merchanted
participio passato: merchanted
participio presente: merchanting
3ª persona singolare: merchants

mercer · A merchant dealing in fabrics and textiles, especially silks…Mercer · A surname.merchandise · Goods which are or were offered or intended for sale.

merchant · A person who traffics in commodities for profit.

Merchant · A surname.merci · Thank you.merciful · Showing mercy.

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