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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merchants

Baker meticulously traces these changes as they materialized in art, literature, and the ledgers and letters of Italian merchants.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

Lopez gets calls from exasperated merchants dealing with vandalism and with people blocking their storefronts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026

Along the Pacific coast, such values clashed with those of the merchants and seafarers who had relocated from the American northeast.

From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026

Foot traffic has returned, but sales are still well below prewar levels, merchants said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026

“I can make that scar go away,” one of the merchants called to Hazel.

From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu