merchants

NOUN

person who sells goods

Synonyms

STRONGEST

broker dealer exporter operator retailer seller shipper shopkeeper trader trafficker vendor wholesaler

STRONG

businessperson consigner handler jobber marketer salesperson sender storekeeper tycoon

WEAK

tradesperson

Antonyms

STRONGEST

customer

WEAK

buyer

Example Sentences

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"Is it fair that our people are devouring each other?" lamented 71-year-old Maria Esther Bernal, who rented shops to Chinese merchants, all of which were looted.

From Barron's • Jun. 28, 2026

The company, which sells payment-processing, mobile-banking and other services to both merchants and financial clients, announced Monday morning that Lyons is departing to become CEO of Truist Financial.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 15, 2026

Many merchants, restaurateurs and hoteliers along 66 now say that their summer customers are mostly travelers from abroad, especially Europe.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

The survey shows Shopify gaining traction beyond its core retail base, and merchants view it as a clear AI beneficiary, with strong intent to adopt AI-enabled workflows over the next 2-3 years.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

Other merchants were yelling angrily at the customer for falsely accusing the squid merchant.

From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh