as in trader
a buyer and seller of goods for profit
free trade agreements that are favored by merchants on both sides of the border
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Women in Avignon worked as fish-sellers, goldsmiths, glove-makers, pastry-bakers, spice merchants and chicken-sellers.
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Joelle Rollo-Koster, The Conversation, 25 Feb. 2025
Consultants are preparing for a deep-dive conference with local homeowners, tenants and merchants on just what the core of the village should look like in the future — and how the town can help make that happen.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 24 Feb. 2025
Amazon already gives its merchants the ability to have AI dynamically set prices, so adding agentic functions for even more powerful automation is a no-brainer.
—Bernard Marr, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
In the meantime, local merchants have found several creative ways of bringing visitors to the street, including a skating rink during the holidays.
—Gary Warth, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Feb. 2025
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Joelle Rollo-Koster, The Conversation, 25 Feb. 2025
Consultants are preparing for a deep-dive conference with local homeowners, tenants and merchants on just what the core of the village should look like in the future — and how the town can help make that happen.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 24 Feb. 2025
Amazon already gives its merchants the ability to have AI dynamically set prices, so adding agentic functions for even more powerful automation is a no-brainer.
—Bernard Marr, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
In the meantime, local merchants have found several creative ways of bringing visitors to the street, including a skating rink during the holidays.
—Gary Warth, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for merchant
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“Merchant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/merchant. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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