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merchant

merchant: listen to British English pronunciationmerchant: listen to American pronunciation /ˈmɜːtʃənt/ noun [C] formal

Translation

someone whose job is buying and selling goods, usually in large amounts
tüccar
a wine/grain merchant
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(Definition of merchant noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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