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
Glen Cove merchants say beaches bring business, and the timing is ideal, since warm weather is coming.
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Jennifer McLogan, CBS News, 15 May 2026
The Patriots cannot be called schedule merchants in 2026.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 15 May 2026
The neighborhood, called Jabal al-Joufeh, was historically home to merchants, politicians, and poets.
—Annie Hylton, New Yorker, 14 May 2026
Consequently, deploying artificial intelligence to detect and prevent financial crime is no longer a competitive advantage for merchants and banks.
—Ethan Stone, USA Today, 11 May 2026
Outside the realm of dedicated wine investment companies such as Winecap, specialty wine merchants are cautious when advising clients on the investment potential of their purchases.
—Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 10 May 2026
That’s what a company made up of merchants does.
—Jenny B. Fine, Footwear News, 8 May 2026
Additional programming is expected to include free salsa dance classes, temporary pickleball courts and pop-up events featuring local businesses, including merchants from the nearby Little Ethiopia district.
—City News Service, Daily News, 8 May 2026
McLane Company serves convenience stores and mass merchants, in addition to chain restaurants.
—Eric Rosenbaum, CNBC, 6 May 2026
Jennifer McLogan, CBS News, 15 May 2026
The Patriots cannot be called schedule merchants in 2026.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 15 May 2026
The neighborhood, called Jabal al-Joufeh, was historically home to merchants, politicians, and poets.
—Annie Hylton, New Yorker, 14 May 2026
Consequently, deploying artificial intelligence to detect and prevent financial crime is no longer a competitive advantage for merchants and banks.
—Ethan Stone, USA Today, 11 May 2026
Outside the realm of dedicated wine investment companies such as Winecap, specialty wine merchants are cautious when advising clients on the investment potential of their purchases.
—Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 10 May 2026
That’s what a company made up of merchants does.
—Jenny B. Fine, Footwear News, 8 May 2026
Additional programming is expected to include free salsa dance classes, temporary pickleball courts and pop-up events featuring local businesses, including merchants from the nearby Little Ethiopia district.
—City News Service, Daily News, 8 May 2026
McLane Company serves convenience stores and mass merchants, in addition to chain restaurants.
—Eric Rosenbaum, CNBC, 6 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for merchants
Noun
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But traders were cautious about jumping on a jolly bandwagon too soon.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
19 May 2026
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Less cash in reserve also raises the risk of a sharp drawdown, given that traders have less of a cushion in the event of a pullback.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
19 May 2026
Noun
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There's also this kind of obscure program referred to as DL2, the Demand Letter 2 program that annually targets dealers that sold the most number of guns over 25 that were recovered at crime scenes or in a crime in a short time to crime period.—
Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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That trend has led to lower inventory on dealers’ lots, but supply levels haven’t dipped low enough to slow the decline in average listing prices.—
Chris Teague,
AJC.com,
15 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Merchants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/merchants. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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