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MERCHANT (O. Fr. marcheant, modern marchand; from Lat. mercari, to trade, merx, goods, merchandise)

MERCHANT (O. Fr. marcheant, See also:
MODERN
modern marchand; from See also:
LAT
Lat. mercari, to See also:
TRADE (O. Eng. trod, footstep, from tredan, to tread; in M. Eng. the forms teed, trod and trade appear, the last in the sense of a beaten track)
TRADE, BOARD OF
trade, merx, goods, merchandise) , a trader, one who See also:

BUYS

buys and sells goods for profit . The See also:

TERM

term is now usually confined to a wholesale dealer or one who trades on an extended See also:

scale with See also:

FOREIGN

foreign countries .

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