Merchant /(?)/

Mer·chant

Merchant

n.
  1. One who traffics on a large scale, especially with foreign countries; a trafficker; a trader.
    Others, like merchants, venture trade abroad.
  2. A trading vessel; a merchantman. [Obs.]
  3. One who keeps a store or shop for the sale of goods; a shopkeeper. [U. S. & Scot.]

Merchant

a.
  1. Of, pertaining to, or employed in, trade or merchandise; as, the merchant service.

Phrases & Compounds
Merchant bar
certain common sizes of wrought iron and steel bars.
Merchant service
the mercantile marine of a country.
Merchant ship
a ship employed in commerce.
Merchant tailor
a tailor who keeps and sells materials for the garments which he makes.

Merchant

v. i.
  1. To be a merchant; to trade. [Obs.]