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[ˈməːtʃənt], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially one dealing with foreign countries or supplying goods to a particular trade
(e.g: a builders' merchant)
- a person who has a liking for a particular activity
(e.g: his driver was no speed merchant)
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Origin
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Middle English: from Old French marchant, based on Latin mercari ‘to trade’, from merx, merc- ‘merchandise’
[ˈməːtʃənt], (Adjective)
Definitions:
- (in historical contexts) relating to merchants or commerce
(e.g: the growth of the merchant classes)
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Origin
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Middle English: from Old French marchant, based on Latin mercari ‘to trade’, from merx, merc- ‘merchandise’
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