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merchant noun
/ˈmɜː.tʃənt/
/ˈmɝː-/ n [C] Definition
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formal a person whose job is to buy and sell products in large amounts, especially by trading with other countriesa wine/grain merchant
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UK informal disapproving someone who is involved in or enjoys something which is unpleasant or annoying to othersa gossip merchant (= someone who enjoys talking about people's private lives)
a speed merchant (= someone who drives too fast)
(Definition of merchant noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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