Mercantile vs. Merchant

Mercantileadjective

(economics) Concerned with the exchange of goods for profit.

Mercantileadjective

(economics) Of or relating to mercantilism.

Mercantileadjective

Of or pertaining to merchants, or the business of merchants; having to do with trade, or the buying and selling of commodities; commercial.

Mercantileadjective

of or relating to the economic system of mercantilism;

Mercantileadjective

profit oriented;

Mercantileadjective

of or relating to or characteristic of trade or traders;

Mercantileadjective

relating to trade or commerce; commercial

Merchantnoun

A person who traffics in commodities for profit.

Merchantnoun

The owner or operator of a retail business.

Merchantnoun

A trading vessel; a merchantman.

Merchantnoun

(obsolete) A supercargo.

Merchantverb

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

Merchantnoun

One who traffics on a large scale, especially with foreign countries; a trafficker; a trader.

Merchantnoun

A trading vessel; a merchantman.

Merchantnoun

One who keeps a store or shop for the sale of goods; a shopkeeper.

Merchantadjective

Of, pertaining to, or employed in, trade or merchandise; as, the merchant service.

Merchantverb

To be a merchant; to trade.

Merchantnoun

a businessperson engaged in retail trade

Merchantnoun

a person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially one dealing with foreign countries or supplying goods to a particular trade

Merchantnoun

a retail trader

Merchantnoun

a person who deals in something unpleasant

Merchantnoun

(in historical contexts) a person involved in trade or commerce

Merchantnoun

a person who has a liking for a particular activity

Merchantadjective

(in historical contexts) relating to merchants or commerce

Merchantadjective

(of ships, sailors, or shipping activity) involved with commerce rather than military activity

Merchant

A merchant is a person who trades in commodities produced by other people, especially one who trades with foreign countries. Historically, a merchant is anyone who is involved in business or trade.