Word Type

Noun

Verb

Proper Noun

The word "merchant" can be used as noun, verb and proper noun.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

buyer customer

Typical Location

bizzarre business mall market shop shopping center store

Capable Of

carry credit get paid offer deal sell goods ship order trading goods

Derived Terms

Happy Merchant Turkey merchant caper merchant coal merchant country merchant dole merchant fanny merchant feather merchant hop merchant knockout merchant law merchant merchant bank merchant banker merchant ensign merchant flag merchant fleet merchant iron merchant marine merchant mariner merchant navy merchant of death merchant prince merchant seaman merchant ship merchant shipping merchant tailor merchant venturer merchantability merchantable merchantess merchanthood merchantish merchantlike merchantly merchantman merchantry merchantwoman nonmerchant rip-off merchant scrap merchant skin merchant sleaze-merchant speed merchant spin merchant timber merchant wind-up merchant wine merchant winemerchant

Etymologically Related To

mercy

Part Of (Holonyms)

merchantry tradesfolk tradespeople

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

bourgeois businessperson worker

Narrower Terms (Hyponyms)

Italian warehouseman Radhanite costermonger fishmonger grocer ironmonger salesman saleswoman

Type Of (IsA)

businessperson buy products from one who exchanges goods for money person who sells things who sells or trades

Related Terms

mercantile merchandise trade

Related Terms

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Used For

buying and selling goods distributing products exchange money for goods obtaining merchandise sell things selling selling products selling things selling things to people shop for

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.