adj
Meaning 1
Resembling or characteristic of a merchant.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: mercatorial, merchantly
Antonyms: none provided
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merchantish
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *merks Latin merx Latin mercor Latin mercānsder. Anglo-Norman marchauntbor. Middle English marchaunt English merchant Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -ish English -ish English merchantish From merchant + -ish.