1 a person who buys and sells goods in large quantities, especially one who imports and exports goods:
builders' merchants (= who sell supplies to the building trade) * a coal / wine merchant * Venice was once a city of rich merchants.
2 (informal, disapproving) a person who likes a particular activity:
a speed merchant (= sb who likes to drive fast) * noise merchants (= for example, a band who make a lot of noise)
IDIOMS see DOOMn.
adjective [onlybeforenoun] connected with the transport of goods by sea:
merchant navy / ships / seamen
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