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How to pronounce merchant

IPA transcription: ['mɚtʃənt]

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Noun

  • a businessperson engaged in retail trade

Usage examples

  • He waited patiently for the merchant to awaken and open the shop.
  • The merchant turned to a customer who wanted three crystal glasses.
  • "Lots of places sell tea around here," the merchant said.
  • He became a merchant travelling to Portugal, Brazil and Hamburg.
  • His father was a Catholic merchant, who was much religious for his family.
  • The boy, accustomed to recognizing omens, spoke to the merchant.
  • Three days from now, he would be with the merchant's daughter.
  • The merchant looked anxiously at the boy.
  • By late in the year eleven American merchant ships had been captured.
  • Jackson first served as an apprentice to another merchant, Patrick Tracy.