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

UConn: UConn, which beat mercer 83-38 in the first round, improves to 18-3 as a No. 2 seed and 29-2 all-time in the second round, where they last lost in 1992.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 21, 2022

One of them, the mercer William Caxton, saw the potential of this type of literature if circulated in print.

From The Guardian • Jul. 22, 2011

A prosperous Bordeaux mercer has the misfortune to upset his gig in a ditch.

From Time Magazine Archive

Mer′cery, the trade of a mercer: the goods of a mercer.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various

Conduct of Princes and Lords," Louvois extracted one paper and read out briefly: "The young Count de Quincé has eloped with Mademoiselle le Brun, daughter of a rich mercer in Guise.

From In the Day of Adversity by Bloundelle-Burton, John