as in traders
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 merchants
Also, businesses suffer from the fees Visa and Mastercard charge merchants on customer payments; those have climbed steadily as well because the two dominant processors use a variety of techniques to keep their grip on that market.
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Carter Dougherty, Mercury News, 7 Feb. 2026
With its fertile soil and strategic location, the Sultanate of Johor drew immigrants from all over Asia—merchants, miners, farmworkers.
—Jeff Chu, Travel + Leisure, 7 Feb. 2026
Shopify Plus recently partnered with Uber to enable its merchants to opt into its Uber Direct platform, which allows sellers like Gymshark, Skims and Fashion Nova to integrate the on-demand delivery service to their Shopify online store and point-of-sale system.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 6 Feb. 2026
Bazaar merchants took to the streets, and the public stood behind them.
—Shahrnush Parsipur, Time, 3 Feb. 2026
Because of Venezuelans’ eroded spending power, markets are less busy than even a few months ago, according to merchants and customers.
—Mery Mogollon, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026
Otherwise disparate segments of Iranian society, such as the conservative Bazaari merchants hitherto largely loyal to the clerics and more liberal and secular Iranian youth, shared this overarching goal.
—Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
After the Blitz, there was virtually nothing left of the old docks that had connected London’s merchants to the Empire, or the foundries and yards where great ships had been launched.
—Hari Kunzru, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Factors, a term for merchants, brought samples to the exchange.
—Jim Halley, AJC.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Carter Dougherty, Mercury News, 7 Feb. 2026
With its fertile soil and strategic location, the Sultanate of Johor drew immigrants from all over Asia—merchants, miners, farmworkers.
—Jeff Chu, Travel + Leisure, 7 Feb. 2026
Shopify Plus recently partnered with Uber to enable its merchants to opt into its Uber Direct platform, which allows sellers like Gymshark, Skims and Fashion Nova to integrate the on-demand delivery service to their Shopify online store and point-of-sale system.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 6 Feb. 2026
Bazaar merchants took to the streets, and the public stood behind them.
—Shahrnush Parsipur, Time, 3 Feb. 2026
Because of Venezuelans’ eroded spending power, markets are less busy than even a few months ago, according to merchants and customers.
—Mery Mogollon, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026
Otherwise disparate segments of Iranian society, such as the conservative Bazaari merchants hitherto largely loyal to the clerics and more liberal and secular Iranian youth, shared this overarching goal.
—Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
After the Blitz, there was virtually nothing left of the old docks that had connected London’s merchants to the Empire, or the foundries and yards where great ships had been launched.
—Hari Kunzru, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Factors, a term for merchants, brought samples to the exchange.
—Jim Halley, AJC.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for merchants
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Shares of Palantir, a darling of the AI boom, powered higher by more than 6% after the company reported earnings on Monday night that beat traders' expectations.—
Steve Kopack,
NBC news,
3 Feb. 2026
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Many traders say that what turned the momentum was expectations that PresidentTrump’s nominee to lead the Federal Reserve will keep interest rates high to fight inflation, though some disagree.—
Stan Choe,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Thanos said dealers will be taking orders soon and the trucks will be delivered in the second half of the year.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Feb. 2026
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The bikes will start showing up at dealers in March.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Merchants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/merchants. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.
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