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
Film clips play silently in windows throughout the room, and even without words guests can sense the tension between old aristocracy and the rising influence of the merchant class.
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Jane Wooldridge, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2026
Eleven yards have some capacity to make new ships, but have not constructed a naval ship or major oceangoing merchant vessel in the past two years.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 18 Feb. 2026
And the income generated from issuing those points is critically important to many players in the Fortune 500, especially airlines, hotels, and merchants.
—Diane Brady, Fortune, 17 Feb. 2026
The market was built in 1940 to centralize local merchants, and that original purpose still holds.
—Lauren Schuster, Kansas City Star, 17 Feb. 2026
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Jane Wooldridge, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2026
Eleven yards have some capacity to make new ships, but have not constructed a naval ship or major oceangoing merchant vessel in the past two years.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 18 Feb. 2026
And the income generated from issuing those points is critically important to many players in the Fortune 500, especially airlines, hotels, and merchants.
—Diane Brady, Fortune, 17 Feb. 2026
The market was built in 1940 to centralize local merchants, and that original purpose still holds.
—Lauren Schuster, Kansas City Star, 17 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for merchant
Recent Examples of Synonyms for merchant
Noun
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Retail traders also had a hand in turbocharging the price of silver last month to record highs by buying a record amount of silver ETFs, according to data from Vanda.—
Alex Veiga,
Fortune,
23 Feb. 2026
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Some stock traders fear artificial intelligence will put software companies out of business by rendering their products obsolete.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
23 Feb. 2026
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The sheriff’s office said all the defendants are individuals and not the tag agencies or car dealers themselves.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
20 Feb. 2026
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Bills that died Iowa lawmakers did not advance this bill allowing electric vehicle manufacturers like Tesla, Rivian and Lucid to sell their cars directly to Iowans, bypassing the state’s dealer system.—
Stephen Gruber-Miller,
Des Moines Register,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Merchant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/merchant. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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