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
Local merchants reported that unhoused individuals would often sleep inside the building.
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Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2026
In the end, none of the federal money ever made it through CT Next and out to the merchants along Albany Avenue.
—Andrew Brown, Hartford Courant, 5 Jan. 2026
Demand for these services has only continued to grow as more consumers shop online, and as merchants increasingly operate storefronts on multiple platforms.
—Samantha Subin, CNBC, 5 Jan. 2026
Bazaaris, the merchant class, played a decisive role in the 1979 Islamic Revolution and in earlier movements such as the 1906 Constitutional Revolution.
—Washington Post, 5 Jan. 2026
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Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2026
In the end, none of the federal money ever made it through CT Next and out to the merchants along Albany Avenue.
—Andrew Brown, Hartford Courant, 5 Jan. 2026
Demand for these services has only continued to grow as more consumers shop online, and as merchants increasingly operate storefronts on multiple platforms.
—Samantha Subin, CNBC, 5 Jan. 2026
Bazaaris, the merchant class, played a decisive role in the 1979 Islamic Revolution and in earlier movements such as the 1906 Constitutional Revolution.
—Washington Post, 5 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for merchant
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Cryptocurrencies have gained a lot of traction recently, and part of what’s driving that is the fact that large-scale asset managers including BlackRock have expanded options for traders to invest in them, using equity-like formats, including ETFs.—
Jill Schneider,
CNBC,
9 Jan. 2026
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Two factors appear to have helped change traders’ minds about the Fed’s plans.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
9 Jan. 2026
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A day after booking Soto and Baz, investigators arrested Gutierrez, who allegedly led the distribution of the cocaine to dealers and users, at his Oxnard home.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
10 Jan. 2026
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Peruse vintage treasures from dozens of dealers at Middleburg Antique Gallery.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Jan. 2026
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“Merchant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/merchant. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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