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

Mass merchants aren’t the only retailers putting more investment in same-day delivery. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 25 Aug. 2026

For merchants, the uncomfortable implication is that starting today is already late—the right time to start preparing for agentic commerce was months ago. — Haozhuang Dai, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Major hotels, restaurants, and retailers often accept cards without issue, but smaller merchants, local vendors, transportation providers, and neighborhood businesses may still prefer local cash. — Td Bank, Miami Herald, 17 Aug. 2026

In an industrial zone in Arteixo, at the furthest northwestern tip of Spain, amid granite quarries and aluminum merchants, Inditex, the company that owns Zara, has built a city of glass. — Gaby Wood, Vogue, 17 Aug. 2026

The deal is also a reminder that a growing number of empty retail spaces once operated by merchants that are defunct or downsizing are being picked up by a new generation of retailers and other types of companies. — George Avalos, Mercury News, 17 Aug. 2026

As wealthy merchants built holiday homes along Lake Como, and hoteliers followed, these local makers and more helped turn them into exquisite places to stay. — Ondine Cohane, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Aug. 2026

Caravans received military protection, taxes and tolls were standardized in many regions, and merchants carrying official passports, known as paiza (or geregee), enjoyed imperial protection. — Ethan Teekah, Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 Aug. 2026

The project, which is expected to take two years, has brought construction noise, dust and the loss of nearby parking spaces, all of which merchants say have driven customers away. — Maddie White, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026