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
Those same merchants and planters were also heavily involved in the first Portuguese incursions into mainland Central Africa, which resulted in the establishment of the colony of Angola in 1575—a key lever for the slave trade’s growth.
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Literary Hub, 19 Mar. 2026
Tickets are $25 each, plus processing fees, and include appetizer and dessert tastings from 14 restaurants and eateries, free all-day parking at the 150 York Street Garage (Chapel-York Garage), shopping offers from local merchants, and a cotton tote bag, according to a statement.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 18 Mar. 2026
In 2025, Extend’s platform drove more than $1 billion in revenue for its merchant partners, allegedly adding to topline growth of up to 9 percent.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 18 Mar. 2026
The 14th edition will be a free, family-friendly event with live music, merchant vendors, food and entertainment.
—Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
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Literary Hub, 19 Mar. 2026
Tickets are $25 each, plus processing fees, and include appetizer and dessert tastings from 14 restaurants and eateries, free all-day parking at the 150 York Street Garage (Chapel-York Garage), shopping offers from local merchants, and a cotton tote bag, according to a statement.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 18 Mar. 2026
In 2025, Extend’s platform drove more than $1 billion in revenue for its merchant partners, allegedly adding to topline growth of up to 9 percent.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 18 Mar. 2026
The 14th edition will be a free, family-friendly event with live music, merchant vendors, food and entertainment.
—Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for merchant
Noun
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Maintaining this position required cutting out the powerful coastal Nigerian traders who had served as middlemen between the British merchants and the hinterland producers.—
Noo Saro-Wiwa,
The Dial,
24 Mar. 2026
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For traders, this level must hold.—
Josh Brown,Sean Russo,
CNBC,
23 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Liquidity can also be slightly more complex compared to digital gold assets, as selling physical gold often requires working with a dealer and accepting market spreads.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
19 Mar. 2026
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So that talks about bringing the car in on like a container truck for shipping and these dealers and buyers were allegedly falsifying those documents to say the vehicle had been in Montana for X period of months and then bringing it in when in reality the vehicle never was.—
Joel Feder,
The Drive,
19 Mar. 2026
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“Merchant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/merchant. Accessed 25 Mar. 2026.
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