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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The option is going live in the coming weeks and will allow merchants to accept crypto such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, Tether’s USDT and Circle’s USDC, from wallets including Coinbase, OKX, Phantom, MetaMask and Exodus.
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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 28 July 2025
WalletHub brings in some data from the bank import: amount, date, and merchant name.
—PC Magazine, 28 July 2025
Whaling merchant James Arnold left a part of his estate to Harvard to support the advancement of agriculture and horticulture, while Olmstead was brought in to design the botanic space.
—Staff Author, Travel + Leisure, 29 July 2025
Looking at other mass merchant retailers, Target is advertising folders from 15 cents, notebooks from 35 cents and both classroom storage and pencil pouches from 99 cents.
—Lillian Metzmeier, The Courier-Journal, 24 July 2025
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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 28 July 2025
WalletHub brings in some data from the bank import: amount, date, and merchant name.
—PC Magazine, 28 July 2025
Whaling merchant James Arnold left a part of his estate to Harvard to support the advancement of agriculture and horticulture, while Olmstead was brought in to design the botanic space.
—Staff Author, Travel + Leisure, 29 July 2025
Looking at other mass merchant retailers, Target is advertising folders from 15 cents, notebooks from 35 cents and both classroom storage and pencil pouches from 99 cents.
—Lillian Metzmeier, The Courier-Journal, 24 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for merchant
trader
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The bitcoin price, which has doubled since this time last year, fell by 5% as traders brace for a September shock following U.S. president Donald Trump dropping a $12.2 trillion bombshell.—
Billy Bambrough,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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As villagers pack their belongings and flee their homes, the calf is sold to cattle traders and begins a journey from Armenia through Iran and Iraqi Kurdistan, crossing ever-shifting borders and communities in flux.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Merchant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/merchant. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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