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
According to Chase, that includes grocery stores, specialty food stores or delivery service merchants that classify as grocery store merchants.
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Ryley Amond, CNBC, 20 Feb. 2026
By growing up in his family’s real estate business, not retailing, and by virtue of his style of conducting business, Baker has been in a class of his own, outside the circle of giant retail merchants like Allen Questrom, Terry Lundgren and the Nordstroms.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 20 Feb. 2026
The colorful artworks largely depict the sensual hedonistic lifestyles of city dwellers including merchants, courtesans and kabuki actors.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 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
As retail centers lose a tenant here and there, property owners are negotiating new leases with new merchants.
—Samantha Gowen, Oc Register, 16 Feb. 2026
Valparaíso colorful houses and civic buildings reflect the diversity of its residents—an international mix of merchants and sailors has occupied the town for hundreds of years.
—Annabelle Dufraigne, Architectural Digest, 15 Feb. 2026
But guilds of merchants in places like Venice or banking commissions in states like Minnesota eventually set uniform regulations.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 15 Feb. 2026
Ryley Amond, CNBC, 20 Feb. 2026
By growing up in his family’s real estate business, not retailing, and by virtue of his style of conducting business, Baker has been in a class of his own, outside the circle of giant retail merchants like Allen Questrom, Terry Lundgren and the Nordstroms.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 20 Feb. 2026
The colorful artworks largely depict the sensual hedonistic lifestyles of city dwellers including merchants, courtesans and kabuki actors.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 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
As retail centers lose a tenant here and there, property owners are negotiating new leases with new merchants.
—Samantha Gowen, Oc Register, 16 Feb. 2026
Valparaíso colorful houses and civic buildings reflect the diversity of its residents—an international mix of merchants and sailors has occupied the town for hundreds of years.
—Annabelle Dufraigne, Architectural Digest, 15 Feb. 2026
But guilds of merchants in places like Venice or banking commissions in states like Minnesota eventually set uniform regulations.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 15 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for merchants
Noun
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The gains made by informed traders connected with COP 20, held in 2014, were estimated to be $12 billion.—
Rafil Kroll-Zaidi,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Feb. 2026
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Payment companies such as Mastercard and American Express were hit particularly hard as traders contemplated a future with lower spending.—
Jared Perlo,
NBC news,
24 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The first scheduled to be heard is Senate Bill 43, a measure that would restrict the sale of gun barrels to in-person transactions with federally licensed firearm dealers.—
The Denver Post,
Denver Post,
21 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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“Merchants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/merchants. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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