merchant
US /ˈmɝtʃənt/
Definition
a businessperson engaged in retail trade
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
The merchant offered a discount to customers who bought in large quantities.
Synonyms
- tradersomeone who purchases and maintains an inventory of goods to be sold
- dealersomeone who purchases and maintains an inventory of goods to be sold
- retailera merchant who sells goods at retail
Collocations
- Easy local merchantdescribing local merchant (public transport consisting of a bus or train that stops at all stations or stops)
- Medium merchant credit card processing feedescribing merchant credit card processing fee (a businessperson engaged in retail trade)
- Hard merchant banking syndication servicesdescribing merchant banking syndication services (a businessperson engaged in retail trade)
- Very Hard unscrupulously rapacious merchant gouging pricesdescribing unscrupulously rapacious merchant gouging prices (without scruples)
Learner's English edition · Curated definitions for TOEIC learners.