[ˈməːtʃənt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially one dealing with foreign countries or supplying goods to a particular trade
(e.g: a builders' merchant)

- a person who has a liking for a particular activity
(e.g: his driver was no speed merchant)


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Origin:
Middle English: from Old French marchant, based on Latin mercari ‘to trade’, from merx, merc- ‘merchandise’

[ˈməːtʃənt], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- (in historical contexts) relating to merchants or commerce
(e.g: the growth of the merchant classes)


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Origin:
Middle English: from Old French marchant, based on Latin mercari ‘to trade’, from merx, merc- ‘merchandise’