merchantman
Americannoun
plural
merchantmennoun
Etymology
Origin of merchantman
Example Sentences
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The other half were traders and merchantmen – people hoping to make a fortune.”
From The Guardian
From the start it was examined for both military and commercial potential, as a possible telegraph station and coaling stop for warships and merchantmen.
From Economist
To their number the fleet had added nine new prizes taken on the seas, so the sum was fifty-four... but the captured ships were cogs and fishing boats, merchantmen and slavers, not warships.
From Literature
None of the merchantmen that called at Lordsport had been allowed to depart again; his father wanted no word of the hosting to reach the main-land before he was ready to strike.
From Literature
In the course of harassing British ships near the coast of Spain the following year, two French warships seized the Westmorland, a 300-ton “merchantman” sailing home from Italy, as a prize of war.
From New York Times
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