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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.

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