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
In 16th-century Italy, Roman merchants reportedly partnered with cardinals’ papal conclave attendants to wager on who would be named the new pope.
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Kelli María Korducki, thehustle.co, 3 Apr. 2026
On Reddit, merchants mentioned needing to raise prices while also expressing concern that the surcharge would become permanent since Amazon didn’t say how long the new fee would remain in place.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 2 Apr. 2026
By about 1500 trade in the Indian Ocean was dominated by Arab, Indian, Malay, and Chinese merchants, who together used various seafaring craft to transport a spectrum of cargo, from spices to elephants.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
The solution is designed to work with retailers of all sizes as long as the merchants are looking to leverage ship-from-store either from their physical stores or micro-fulfillment centers.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 31 Mar. 2026
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Kelli María Korducki, thehustle.co, 3 Apr. 2026
On Reddit, merchants mentioned needing to raise prices while also expressing concern that the surcharge would become permanent since Amazon didn’t say how long the new fee would remain in place.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 2 Apr. 2026
By about 1500 trade in the Indian Ocean was dominated by Arab, Indian, Malay, and Chinese merchants, who together used various seafaring craft to transport a spectrum of cargo, from spices to elephants.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
The solution is designed to work with retailers of all sizes as long as the merchants are looking to leverage ship-from-store either from their physical stores or micro-fulfillment centers.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 31 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for merchant
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With no concrete end in sight for when oil supply might normalize, traders are settling into the idea that the Fed will be unlikely to move.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
13 Apr. 2026
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Crude oil prices climbed 7% this morning to re-top $100, and stock futures fell as traders saw little sign of progress in ending the Iran war.—
Josephine Rozzelle,
CNBC,
13 Apr. 2026
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San Franciso dealer Jessica Silverman credited her return to the fair after several years away partly to the presence of a recent hire, fair curator Essence Harden, who is a good friend.—
Brian Boucher,
ARTnews.com,
10 Apr. 2026
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His character was inspired by Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, who was involved in the prisoner exchange that brought WNBA star Brittney Griner back to the United States in 2022.—
Derek Lawrence,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Merchant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/merchant. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.
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