Synonyms for merchant

Most common

dealer · trader · tradesman · seller

All synonyms

Noun

Antonyms

purchaser, client, customer

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Definitions

1. n. 1

   A person who traffics in commodities for profit.

Related words

Word family

merchantable merchantess merchantish merchantlike merchantly merchantman merchantwoman mercantile

Phrases

merchant marine merchant ship merchant banker merchant fleet merchant mariner merchant navy scrap merchant caper merchant

Is a kind of

worker

Forms

Plural

merchants → dealers, traders, tradesmen, sellers…

Example sentences

• dealer My decision was based on a dealer recommendation.
• seller The seller weighs the cheese on the copper scales.
• trader Sami began a lucrative career as a diamond trader.
• tradesman The tradesman has the same religion all over the world.
• importer Japan is the largest importer of U.S. farm products.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

6 letters

dealer², seller², trader², vendor², monger²

8 letters

importer³

9 letters

tradesman

10 letters

trafficker³

11 letters

merchantman

12 letters

merchandiser⁴

13 letters

merchantwoman

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (dealer² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

marchand

Català

venedor