Synonyms of merchants

merchants

noun

plural of merchant

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• traders
• dealers
• retailers
• businessmen
• traffickers
• buyers
• tradesmen
• vendors
• entrepreneurs
• merchandisers
• purchasers
• distributors
• marketers
• sellers
• shopkeepers
• peddlers
• suppliers
• storekeepers
• wholesalers
• providers
• hawkers
• middlemen
• hucksters
• monopolists
• purveyors
• enterprisers
• hustlers
• jobbers
• provisioners
• engrossers

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of merchants

The company declined to name specific clients but said its customers include a mix of global merchants, payment providers, fintechs, and financial institutions. — Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 14 July 2026

Its comprehensive set of tools is packaged in a single platform, as opposed to other companies that require merchants to patch together different plugins for landing pages, inventory and checkout. — Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 14 July 2026

Lincoln Avenue merchants and eateries offered specials during Saturday’s four-hour event — which required no tickets or RSVPs, just an enormous sense of fun, a colorful outfit and the perfect wig. — Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 14 July 2026

The two-day event combines live music with approximately 100 wines available for tasting, along with food vendors, artisan merchants and retail exhibitors. — Kansas City Star, 10 July 2026

If the networks are enabling agents to buy from merchants, the crypto industry is taking it one step further. — Christer Holloman, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

Lopez gets calls from exasperated merchants dealing with vandalism and with people blocking their storefronts. — Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026

Colonial merchants were especially upset that the act allowed the East India Company to undercut their tea business. — James Doubek, NPR, 3 July 2026

Snake through bustling aisles lined with more than 80 merchants selling everything from Pennsylvania Dutch doughnuts to Peking duck and Georgian khachapuri. — Regan Stephens, New York Times, 2 July 2026