Trader vs. Merchant

Trader and Merchant Definitions
Trader
One that trades; a dealer
A gold trader.
A trader in bonds.
Merchant
One whose occupation is the wholesale purchase and retail sale of goods for profit.
Trader
One who earns a living by trading goods or securities.
Merchant
One who runs a retail business; a shopkeeper.
Trader
Someone who purchases and maintains an inventory of goods to be sold
Merchant
Of or relating to merchants, merchandise, or commercial trade
A merchant guild.
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Trader
(Nautical) A ship employed in foreign trade.
Merchant
The owner or operator of a retail business.
Trader
One engaged in trade or commerce; one who makes a business of buying and selling or of barter; a merchant; a trafficker; as, a trader to the East Indies; a country trader.
Merchant
One who keeps a store or shop for the sale of goods; a shopkeeper.
Trader
A vessel engaged in the coasting or foreign trade.
Merchant
Of, pertaining to, or employed in, trade or merchandise; as, the merchant service.
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Merchant
A businessperson engaged in retail trade
Merchant
Of or relating to the merchant marine
Merchant ships.
Merchant
A person who traffics in commodities for profit.
Merchant
A trading vessel; a merchantman.
Merchant
Someone who is noted for a stated type of activity or behaviour.
He's some kind of speed merchant — he drives way too fast.
Goal merchant Smith scored twice again in the match against Mudchester Rovers.
Merchant
(obsolete) A supercargo.
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Merchant
As a resident of a region, to buy goods from a non-resident and sell them to another non-resident.
A merchanting service
Merchant
One who traffics on a large scale, especially with foreign countries; a trafficker; a trader.
Others, like merchants, venture trade abroad.
Merchant
A trading vessel; a merchantman.
Merchant
To be a merchant; to trade.