as in traders
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 merchants
And more recently, federal raids hit merchants and their customers.
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Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2026
Scammers can then run additional transactions using the same card details, sometimes across different merchants or terminals.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 28 Mar. 2026
Coyne, 46, now works for the Downtown San Diego Partnership merchants group.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
Moniepoint has evolved over the last five years from a provider of technology solutions for banks to itself becoming a digital bank, notable among merchants for speedy transactions.
—Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 27 Mar. 2026
Global Payments has added 200 salespeople and plans to expand the team to 500 by midyear, aiming to reach a broader range of merchants through a multichannel distribution model that includes direct sales, partnerships, and integrated software.
—Justin Zacks, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2026
In comparison with the Roman numerals that were previously widespread in Europe, the Hindu-Arabic numerals facilitate the reckoning that merchants need to do for commerce much more easily.
—John Pavlus, Quanta Magazine, 25 Mar. 2026
The relatively few wage laborers mostly lived in these towns, and the relatively few merchants traveled or arranged trade among them.
—Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026
The Welsh melody merchants kick things off in May, bringing their psych-pop blazers and splendorous baroque-pop to venues around the United Kingdom and Ireland.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 24 Mar. 2026
Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2026
Scammers can then run additional transactions using the same card details, sometimes across different merchants or terminals.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 28 Mar. 2026
Coyne, 46, now works for the Downtown San Diego Partnership merchants group.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
Moniepoint has evolved over the last five years from a provider of technology solutions for banks to itself becoming a digital bank, notable among merchants for speedy transactions.
—Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 27 Mar. 2026
Global Payments has added 200 salespeople and plans to expand the team to 500 by midyear, aiming to reach a broader range of merchants through a multichannel distribution model that includes direct sales, partnerships, and integrated software.
—Justin Zacks, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2026
In comparison with the Roman numerals that were previously widespread in Europe, the Hindu-Arabic numerals facilitate the reckoning that merchants need to do for commerce much more easily.
—John Pavlus, Quanta Magazine, 25 Mar. 2026
The relatively few wage laborers mostly lived in these towns, and the relatively few merchants traveled or arranged trade among them.
—Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026
The Welsh melody merchants kick things off in May, bringing their psych-pop blazers and splendorous baroque-pop to venues around the United Kingdom and Ireland.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 24 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for merchants
Noun
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Last week, futures traders briefly pushed the probability of a rate increase by the end of 2026 to 52%.—
Chloe Taylor,
CNBC,
31 Mar. 2026
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Markets have gyrated as traders try to discern the outlook for the Fed.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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That September, my parents were contacted by a cult of weed and LSD dealers in California with the incredible name the Brotherhood of Eternal Love, who wanted help breaking their hero, Timothy Leary, out of prison.—
Zayd Ayers Dohrn,
New Yorker,
28 Mar. 2026
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It was initially thought to be a curiosity, a firework or a special effect, until Song-dynasty arms dealers started using it to make fire arrows and other military explosives.—
Ross Andersen,
The Atlantic,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Merchants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/merchants. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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