What does "negotiant" mean?

Someone who conducts negotiations; a negotiator, an agent.

What is a synonym for "negotiant"?

Common synonyms include: negotiator, agent, arbitrator, broker, connection, contact.

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Noun

1
Someone who conducts negotiations; a negotiator, an agent. archaic, historical
"Ambassadors, negotiants, and generally all other ministers of mean fortune, in conversation with princes and superiors, must use great respect"
2
someone who negotiates (confers with others in order to reach a settlement) wordnet
3
A trader or merchant; a businessman; a financier. obsolete
"Such was the scarcity of bread, that a French gentleman told me, that, the day preceding the taking of the Bastille, he was invited to dine with a Negotiant, and, when he went, was informed that a servant had been out five hours in search of bread, and had at last been able to purchase only one loaf."

"Ambassadors, negotiants, and generally all other ministers of mean fortune, in conversation with princes and superiors, must use great respect"

From French négociant, or its source, Latin negōtiant-, probably via Italian negoziante (“merchant”).