merchant

/หˆmษtสƒษ™nt/

IPA: /M ER1 CH AH0 N T/

noun
  1. 1

    A person who traffics in commodities for profit.

    syn:trader
  2. 2

    The owner or operator of a retail business.

  3. 3

    A trading vessel; a merchantman.

  4. 4

    A supercargo.

Synonyms

verb
  1. 1

    As a resident of a region, to buy goods from a non-resident and sell them to another non-resident.

    โ€œa merchanting serviceโ€

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/merchant