merchant
noun/ˈmɜrtʃənt/
Frequency rank: #3,798 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
a person who buys and sells goods for profit, especially in large quantities.
Example sentence
The merchant sold spices and silk at the busy market.
Synonyms & related words
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