merchantman
noun
a trading ship.
merchantmen
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pluralof merchantman.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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At his command, the Navy fought and won a number of battles with French warships harassing American merchantmen in the Atlantic and the Caribbean.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2016
Soviet merchantmen ply between Vietnamese coast ports and the Cambodian port of Kompong Som on resupply missions.
From Time Magazine Archive
Vainly Mr. Stimson tried to show them that submarines were useless against battleships, that they served only as weapons of uncivilized warfare against unarmed merchantmen.
From Time Magazine Archive
The rafts and lifeboats kept banging into the windward side of the waiting merchantmen; hour after hour the arduous task continued, until at last all the living and dead were hauled aboard.
From Time Magazine Archive
Perhaps he would acquire a few more along the way, if he came upon some likely merchantmen.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
