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noun
A trader, seller or merchant, especially in the retail trade.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
An arcade machine which dispenses prizes to winners.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
a businessperson engaged in retail trade
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: merchant
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: businessperson, bourgeois
Narrower terms: baker, bookdealer, book seller, butcher, meatman, clothier, haberdasher, grain merchant, grocer, hatmaker, hatter, milliner, modiste, jeweler, jeweller, poultryman, poulterer, retailer, retail merchant, rug merchant, salter, salt merchant, schlockmeister, shlockmeister, seller, marketer, vender, vendor, trafficker, shopkeeper, tradesman, storekeeper, market keeper, stationer, stationery seller, trader, bargainer, dealer, monger, venturer, merchant-venturer, vintner, wine merchant, Harrod, Charles Henry Harrod, Charles Digby Harrod
History
Etymology tree Anglo-Norman marchaundisebor. Latin mercātus Vulgar Latin *mercātāntem Vulgar Latin *mercātāntem Old French marcheant Old French -ise Old French marcheandisebor. Middle English marchaundise Proto-Indo-European *-o- Proto-Indo-European *-nom Proto-Indo-European *-onom Proto-Germanic *-aną Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Germanic *-janą Old English -an Middle English -en Middle English marchaundisen English merchandise Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English merchandiser From merchandise + -er.
