merchant
noun
a person who buys and sells commodities for profit; dealer; trader.
merchantlike
-
a word derived from
merchant.
Example Sentences
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What separates friend-of-friend from stranger-I-probably-shouldn’t-transact-with and personal from merchantlike quickly becomes very blurry.
From Slate ● Sep. 15, 2015
At the first glance, this transaction seemed merchantlike and fair.
From The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 4 by Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron Macaulay
