MERCHANTED

Verb

merchanted

simple past tense and past participle of merchant

Source: Wiktionary

MERCHANT

Mer"chant, n. Etym: [OE. marchant, OF. marcheant, F. marchand, fr. LL. mercatans, -antis, p. pr. of mercatare to negotiate, L. mercari to traffic, fr. merx, mercis, wares. See Market, Merit, and cf. Commerce.]

1. One who traffics on a large scale, especially with foreign countries; a trafficker; a trader. Others, like merchants, venture trade abroad. Shak.

2. A trading vessel; a merchantman. [Obs.] Shak.

3. One who keeps a store or shop for the sale of goods; a shopkeeper. [U. S. & Scot.]

Mer"chant, a.

Definition: Of, pertaining to, or employed in, trade or merchandise; as, the merchant service. Merchant bar, Merchant iron or steel, certain common sizes of wrought iron and steel bars.

– Merchant service, the mercantile marine of a country. Am. Cyc.

– Merchant ship, a ship employed in commerce.

– Merchant tailor, a tailor who keeps and sells materials for the garments which he makes.

Mer"chant, v. i.

Definition: To be a merchant; to trade. [Obs.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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