单词 | merchant |
释义 | merchant (mɜːʳtʃənt ) Word forms: merchants 1. countable noun A merchant is a person who buys or sells goods in large quantities, especially one who imports and exports them. Any knowledgeable wine merchant would be able to advise you. Synonyms: tradesperson, dealer, trader, broker 2. countable noun B2 A merchant is a person who owns or runs a shop, store, or other business. [US] The family was forced to live on credit from local merchants. 3. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] Merchant seamen or ships are involved in carrying goods for trade. There's been a big reduction in the size of the British merchant fleet in recent years. Collocations: rich merchant He found another house that belonged to a rich merchant and was well treated by the owner. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The members of the four colleges above that constituted the city government belonged to relatively small group of rich merchant, financial or land-owning families, many closely interrelated. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He discovers that the pirate raided the ship only because the ship was carrying artifacts that hadn't been taxed, and the owner of the ship was a rich merchant. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Romantic palace villas that were built for princes, cardinals and rich merchants come on the market very occasionally - expect to pay 2 million for a mansion with luxuriant lakeside gardens. Times, Sunday Times Citrus soon became the fashion of the nobility and rich merchants. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He struck her as 'a dull giraffe', but, to compensate, he was a wealthy merchant banker and 'sweet, kind and loving'. Times, Sunday Times When he was 16, armed conflict broke out between his wealthy merchant class and the nobility. Christianity Today The house was built in 1741, and its first resident was the widow of a wealthy merchant. Times, Sunday Times A wealthy merchant was prohibited from imitating his betters by wearing styles, fabrics or colours reserved for a gentleman. Times, Sunday Times Bang was a wealthy merchant who had political aspirations, but was never accepted by the city's political elite. Times, Sunday Times He established himself as a wholesale merchant, dealing in lumber, flour, and feed. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He became a manager and a manufacturing and wholesale merchant before serving in the military 1942-43. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The principal qualification required was that the candidate be a wholesale merchant, either by family, or by serving an apprenticeship of seven years. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Retail sellers could not afford the rent and wholesale merchants could not place their workers. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 商人 Japanese: 貿易業者 |
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