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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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The large man in blue overalls is contracted to the UAE-based Atlas Agri, one of the biggest of 44 registered merchants and contractors in the southern African country.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

Monthly recurring revenue, which is Shopify’s predictable monthly subscription revenue which it earns from merchants on paid plans, rose to $212 million from $182 million.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

Amazon announced Monday it is opening up its massive shipping and delivery network to any business that wants to use it -- not just the merchants who sell on Amazon's website.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

Already a settlement between merchants and card companies is threatening to upend the rewards-card world, by allowing merchants more freedom to reject credit cards that charge them higher fees.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

On market days, traveling merchants and local farmers came from miles around, selling everything from bolts of cloth to scented soaps and balls of twine.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee