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

In the retail markets, merchants said customers are disappearing as purchasing power deteriorates. — ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026

The city's tailors and textile artists have shaped global fashion, and its craft heritage has deep roots stretching back to the 12th century, when artisans and merchants founded guilds to protect their skills and commercial interests. — Clare Coulson, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Sep. 2026

The Cotton Communicator™ Software enables cotton merchants/co-ops and mills to exchange information related to the buying and selling of cotton. — Catherine Salfino, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2026

The crude market remains dominated by state producers, major energy companies, commodity merchants and large industrial consumers whose activity dwarfs that of individual traders. — Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 1 Sep. 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