as in trader
a buyer and seller of goods for profit
free trade agreements that are favored by merchants on both sides of the border
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But behind its high adobe walls, 66 rooms are spread across four traditional houses, and the new Serai wing occupies two merchant houses that date to the 50s.
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Catherine Fairweather, Air Mail, 5 Apr. 2025
Robert Trebor, who portrayed the serial killer known as the Son of Sam in a CBS telefilm and the scheming merchant Salmoneus on Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and its sister series, Xena: Warrior Princess, has died.
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 4 Apr. 2025
Katapult continues to focus on its lease-to-own platform, which serves non-prime consumers in the U.S., and aims to expand its merchant and consumer engagement.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 28 Mar. 2025
The Eisenhower's carrier strike group protected merchant vessels and allied warships under fire in a vital Red Sea corridor that leads to the Suez Canal.
—Arkansas Online, 27 Mar. 2025
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Catherine Fairweather, Air Mail, 5 Apr. 2025
Robert Trebor, who portrayed the serial killer known as the Son of Sam in a CBS telefilm and the scheming merchant Salmoneus on Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and its sister series, Xena: Warrior Princess, has died.
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 4 Apr. 2025
Katapult continues to focus on its lease-to-own platform, which serves non-prime consumers in the U.S., and aims to expand its merchant and consumer engagement.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 28 Mar. 2025
The Eisenhower's carrier strike group protected merchant vessels and allied warships under fire in a vital Red Sea corridor that leads to the Suez Canal.
—Arkansas Online, 27 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for merchant
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“Merchant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/merchant. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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