Synonyms for merchantman

Most common

merchant ship · freighter

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   A male merchant (person engaged in trade).

   Near-synonyms: merchant (precisely hypernymous), trader

2. n. 2

   Synonym of merchant ship.

Forms

Plural

merchantmen → freighters, bottoms, merchants, traders…

Example sentences

• freighter The freighter transports goods across the sea.

Popularity over time

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

By length

6 letters

bottom², trader²

8 letters

merchant²

9 letters

freighter²

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (bottom² = 2 syllables).