mercer

American  

[mur-ser] / ˈmɜr sər /

noun

Chiefly British.

1. a dealer in textile fabrics; dry-goods merchant.

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Mercer ¹ British  

/ ˈmɜːsə /

noun

1. Johnny , full name John Herndon Mercer. 1909–76, US popular songwriter and singer. His most popular songs include "Blues in the Night" (1941) and "Moon River" (1961)

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mercer ² British  

/ ˈmɜːsə /

noun

1. a dealer in textile fabrics and fine cloth

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Other Word Forms

• mercery noun

Etymology

Origin of mercer

1150–1200; Middle English < Anglo-French; Old French mercier merchant, equivalent to merz merchandise (< Latin merx, accusative mercem ) + -ier -ier ²; -er ²

Example Sentences

For some reason Emma left Doctor Budd's service rather suddenly and found a job as helper in the shop of a St. James' Market mercer.

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The projector of the next lighthouse for the Eddystone was again a London mercer, who kept a silk shop on Ludgate Hill.

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The beau, taken aback by her manner, turned to the silk mercer, who came slowly forward.

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The lovely ladies flocked within, And still would each one say, "Good mercer, be the ships come up?"

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The mercer's stock-in-trade at Colchester was much upon a level with the carpenter's tools.

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