Thesaurus results for MERCHANT

merchant

noun

ˈmər-chənt

as in trader

a buyer and seller of goods for profit free trade agreements that are favored by merchants on both sides of the border

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Recent Examples of merchant But Alexa could only shop on Amazon, and OpenAI’s Instant Checkout feature was limited to select merchants. —

Barbara Ortutay, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026 To follow the Nakasendo is to walk in the footsteps of merchants and warriors, poets and pilgrims—and to write your own story into its centuries-old landscape. —

Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 12 June 2026 Also, Miami Worldcenter will be adorned with 48 flags lining the project’s six-blocks-long paseo, where merchants are hosting watch parties. —

Miami Herald, 11 June 2026 By many accounts, reviving Barneys New York requires a merchant leader who can do justice to the legacy; building a talented creative team, and specifically on Madison Avenue, the willingness to meet the high costs of a luxury retail start-up. —

David Moin, Footwear News, 11 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for merchant

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Noun

Built by brothers William and Charles Bent in 1833, the original fort thrived for 16 years as a hub where fur traders, Native Americans and Mexican merchants converged to do business.

— Kevin Strong, CBS News, 15 June 2026
But traders see it as a near certainty that the Fed will leave its main interest rate steady after its two-day meeting ends Wednesday.

— Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2026