American English pronunciation
How to pronounce merchant
IPA transcription: ['mɚtʃənt]
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Noun
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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.