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 That changed in 2001, when wine merchant Mark Reynier, CEO Simon Coughlin, and legendary Master Distiller Jim McEwan revived the distillery with a small team and a very different vision for Scotch whisky. —

Emily Price, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026 Participating donors receive a $15 e-gift card to a merchant of their choice. —

Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2026 New merchants are coming to Fashion Island in Newport Beach and Irvine Spectrum Center. —

Samantha Gowen, Oc Register, 1 June 2026 As merchants are forced to pay more in credit card fees, which largely go toward funding rewards programs, the cost is often passed on to consumers in the form of higher prices. —

Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 1 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for merchant

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When a fire tore through Kantamanto that January, devouring eight acres, or nearly 60 percent of the market’s retail-facing side, the community of 30,000 retailers, traders and vendors all but lost hope in a business model that was already buckling under fashion’s ever-quickening pace.

— Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 8 June 2026
JPMorgan's traders are getting nervous about the state of the current stock market.

— Sarah Min, CNBC, 8 June 2026