Topic: TRADE
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| Date: | 1100-1200 |
| Language: | Old French |
| Origin: | marcheant, from Latin mercatus, past participle of mercari 'to buy and sell' |
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mer‧chant
[countable]
[countable]1 someone whose job is to buy and sell wine, coal etc or a small company that does this : 
He had a job with an Edinburgh wine merchant.
wine/coal/timber etc merchant
He had a job with an Edinburgh wine merchant.2BBT old-fashioned someone who buys and sells goods in large quantities : the son of a wealthy merchant
the son of a wealthy merchant3 someone who is involved in a particular activity, such as tricking people or driving very fast
