merchant
noun
a person who buys and sells commodities for profit; dealer; trader.
merchants
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pluralof merchant.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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These swipe fees, known as interchange, are the center of long-running fights between merchants and card companies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
“The landscape for merchants in e-commerce is becoming increasingly complex,” McPadden said.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026
It acts as a consultant of sorts, according to Hoffmeister, advising merchants on inventory depth, item descriptions and where to sell.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
The commerce platform, which processes sales for merchants including Barnes & Noble, Claire’s and e.l.f.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
His fellow merchants had abandoned him, and his best friend had paid a fortune to hire the murder god of an accidental religion—Cid, who had been my first love.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
