mercer
a dealer in textile fabrics; dry-goods merchant.
Origin of mercer
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How to use mercer in a sentence
The Drapers were maintaining their school and schoolmaster in 1492; their almshouses were only rivalled by those of the Mercers.
The Influence and Development of English Gilds | Francis Aiden HibbertThe royal recognition of the Mercers in the next year completed the list of Shrewsbury companies erected before the 16th century.
The Influence and Development of English Gilds | Francis Aiden HibbertIn 1798 the Mercers voted £100 annually to the government “during the continuance of the war.”
The Influence and Development of English Gilds | Francis Aiden HibbertThere is a lofty room on the east side of the porch, which was formerly the chapel of the Mercers Company.
Warwickshire | Clive HollandFarther west the goldsmiths stood together, and then the mercers.
London | Walter Besant
British Dictionary definitions for mercer (1 of 2)
/ (ˈmɜːsə) /
British a dealer in textile fabrics and fine cloth
Origin of mercer
1Derived forms of mercer
- mercery, noun
British Dictionary definitions for Mercer (2 of 2)
/ (ˈmɜːsə) /
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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