merchant
One who trades
A merchant is a person or business that buys and sells goods, especially one who trades in large quantities or deals in foreign commerce.
The term carries a slightly old-fashioned or formal quality in everyday speech, though it remains current in compounds: merchant marine, merchant bank, wine merchant.
In modern contexts, merchant often appears in payment processing—the business that accepts credit card transactions.
One who sells goods
- retailerOne who sells goods
- shopkeeperSmall store manager
- tradesmanSkilled manual worker
- storeownerRetail business proprietor
purveyor · salesman · dealer · wholesaler · stockist · supplier · boutique · storefront
Traveling group with goods
- spicesAromatic food flavorings
- silksLustrous woven garments
- teaSteeped leaf beverage
- porcelainTranslucent fired clay
commodities · barter · trading post · route · voyage · maritime · port · harbor
Open-air merchant district
- soukTraditional Arab market
- agoraGreek civic square
- emporiumLarge varied retail store
- stallEnclosed compartment or delay
booth · kiosk · arcade · plaza · fair · auction · hawker · peddler
Capitalist ownership class
- middle classIntermediate socioeconomic group
- burgherProsperous urban resident
- guildProfessional mutual-aid society
- liveryIdentifying uniform or colors
alderman · patrician · prosperity · wealth · fortune · estate · status · respectability
vendor
One who sells goods
- retailerOne who sells goods
- shopkeeperSmall store manager
- tradesmanSkilled manual worker
storeowner · purveyor · salesman · dealer · wholesaler · stockist · supplier · boutique · storefront · counter
caravan
Traveling group with goods
porcelain · commodities · barter · trading post · route · voyage · maritime · port · harbor · shipping
bazaar
Open-air merchant district
stall · booth · kiosk · arcade · plaza · fair · auction · hawker · peddler · street vendor
bourgeoisie
Capitalist ownership class
- middle classIntermediate socioeconomic group
- burgherProsperous urban resident
- guildProfessional mutual-aid society
livery · alderman · patrician · prosperity · wealth · fortune · estate · status · respectability · philanthropy
shipmaster
Commander of a vessel
galleon · voyage · navigation · quay · wharf · dockside · cargo hold · manifest · charter · privateer
- ancient occupationssoldier, farmer, shepherd, carpenter, blacksmith
- business ownersshop owner, shopkeeper, storekeeper, proprietor, sole proprietor
- business peopleCEO, executive, entrepreneur, investor, tycoon
- businessesbusiness, company, bank, bakery, enterprise
- local commercelocal shops, small business, marketplace, shop local, buy local
- merchantstraders, retailers, vendors, storekeeper, wholesalers
- The Merchant of VeniceCourtroom drama about debt
- traveling merchantMobile seller of wares
- merchant marineCivilian ships for commerce
- merchant shipsVessels for transporting goods
- fan merchandiseBranded goods for enthusiasts
- Merchant of VeniceShakespearean comedy about debt
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