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Meaning of merchant | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1 Standard
ˈmɝt͡ʃənt

Definitions

  1. A person who traffics in commodities for profit
  2. A surname.
  3. A person who traffics in commodities for profit.
  4. The owner or operator of a retail business
  5. The owner or operator of a retail business.
  6. A trading vessel; a merchantman.
  7. A trading vessel; a merchantman
  8. Someone who is noted for a stated type of activity or behaviour.
    derogatory, informal, sometimes
  9. Someone who is noted for a stated type of activity or behaviour
  10. A supercargo.
    obsolete
  11. A supercargo

Equivalents

Afrikaans handelaar
العربية تاجر تَاجِرَة
Azərbaycanca tacir
Беларуская гандляр
Български търговец
বাংলা ব্যবসায়ী
Català mercader
Čeština kupec obchodník
Suomi kauppias
Français marchand marchande
Gaeilge ceannaí
Gàidhlig ceannaiche màlair
עברית סוחר
Magyar kereskedő
Հայերեն վաճառական
Bahasa Indonesia pedagang saudagar
Íslenska kaupmaður
日本語 商人
ქართული ვაჭარი
한국어 상인
Kurdî tacir
Македонски трговец
മലയാളം വ്യാപാരി
Монгол худалдаачин
मराठी व्यापारी
မြန်မာဘာသာ ကုန်သည်
Nederlands koopman koopvrouw
Português comerciante mercador
Română comerciant negustor
Русский купец торговец
Slovenčina kupec
Shqip tregtar
Kiswahili mfanyabiashara
తెలుగు వ్యాపారి
ئۇيغۇرچە سودىگەر
Українська купець торго́вець
Oʻzbekcha savdogar
Tiếng Việt thương gia
IsiZulu umhwebi

Examples

“Every day, some sailor's wife, / The masters of some merchant, and the merchant, / Have just our theme of woe.”
“He's some kind of speed merchant — he drives way too fast.”
“Goal merchant Smith scored twice again in the match against Mudchester Rovers.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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