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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Quiroz, the daughter of local merchants and a former director of Uruapan’s family services agency, joined Manzo’s team.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

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

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

Not only does Visa partner with players such as Coinbase Global to issue cards that people holding stablecoins can use to pay anywhere, they also are settling transactions in stablecoins with merchants that want to.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

Hazel moved into the crowd, checking out the merchants and their carts.

From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu