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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Mastercard said its cards can’t be used in Cuba because a foreign partner that connects merchants to its network has curtailed operations in the market.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

Historically, monarchs had a court of advisers, diplomats and merchants who jockeyed for proximity to limitless power.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026

"Ghost kitchens" refer to takeaway merchants on food delivery platforms with no physical shop fronts.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

Quick commerce works best at enormous density: more orders per neighborhood, more merchants on the platform, more riders circulating, more reasons for consumers to open the app multiple times daily.

From Barron's • May 23, 2026

They’re a family of wealthy merchants, heading for the cathedral at Saint-Denis.

From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz