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Definition of merchant adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

merchant

adjective
 
/ˈmɜːtʃənt/
 
/ˈmɜːrtʃənt/
[only before noun]
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  1. connected with the transport of goods by sea
    • merchant seamen
    Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French marchant, based on Latin mercari ‘to trade’, from merx, merc- ‘merchandise’.
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