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
And, in an indication of widespread appeal, different third-party merchants sell the glasses online in China.
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Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2025
Folsom was once a bustling outpost where Gold Rush miners and merchants converged.
—David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 25 Oct. 2025
Olvera Street and its merchants have celebrated Dia de los Muertos for nearly 40 years.
—Holly Alvarado, Oc Register, 24 Oct. 2025
Amazon’s algorithm generally considers a customer’s buying history while recommending products and showing ads during a search, according to analysts and consultants who work with merchants on the e-commerce platform.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2025
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Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2025
Folsom was once a bustling outpost where Gold Rush miners and merchants converged.
—David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 25 Oct. 2025
Olvera Street and its merchants have celebrated Dia de los Muertos for nearly 40 years.
—Holly Alvarado, Oc Register, 24 Oct. 2025
Amazon’s algorithm generally considers a customer’s buying history while recommending products and showing ads during a search, according to analysts and consultants who work with merchants on the e-commerce platform.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for merchant
Noun
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Retail traders have quietly been emerging as the market's new smart money.—
Yun Li,
CNBC,
30 Oct. 2025
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Gunvor rose to prominence in the 2000s as the world’s biggest trader in Russian oil.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Kitzing survived the war and became an antiques dealer, dying in 1987.—
Kate Sosin,
Them.,
31 Oct. 2025
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Consult with dealer Michael Brooks, executive director of the Center for Auto Safety, said vehicle owners under recall should check with a technician as soon as possible to determine whether their engine needs replacement.—
Jackie Charniga,
USA Today,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Merchant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/merchant. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.
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