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

Card authorizations clear within minutes, Pastore said, and the company mines that stream continuously to track consumer spending for economists, banks and merchants. — John Drake, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

Instead of paying for separate vendors and tools, merchants earn a share of the opt-in revenue, turning standard return operations into a new source of income. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 21 July 2026

This includes things like home improvement stores, home services merchants, utilities and insurance payments and more. — Ryley Amond,kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 20 July 2026

Visa launched a new platform last week to provide stablecoin services to more than 200 million merchants. — Diane Brady, Fortune, 20 July 2026

Meanwhile, Argentina is a snarling team full of passion-merchants. — Ben Church, CNN Money, 16 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