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单词 merchant
释义
merchantmer‧chant /ˈmɜːtʃənt $ ˈmɜːr-/ ●○○ noun [countable] Word Origin
WORD ORIGINmerchant
Origin:
1100-1200 Old French marcheant, from Latin mercatus, past participle of mercari ‘to buy and sell’
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • Merchants say sales have not been affected by the road repairs.
  • an international arms merchant
  • Downtown merchants are stocking up for the Christmas shopping season.
  • Local merchants have had trouble with vandals breaking windows.
  • She was born in 1432, the daughter of a wealthy London merchant.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • Also patron of job-related stress and wine merchants.
  • He appears among merchants as a merchant, among princes as a prince; even among insects as an insect.
  • Its name comes from Philip Fenton, a merchant who owned it during its second century.
  • Several of them were the sons of merchants, some prosperous, some small, two ruined.
  • The merchant, the client, had willingly stooped into the dungeon of lust.
  • These steps into new territory were too big and too risky to be undertaken by individual merchants.
Thesaurus
Longman Language Activatora person or company that sells goods, shares etc
a company or person that sells goods to the public in a shop - used especially in business contexts: · Our products are sold through the Body Shop and other well-known retailers.· Retailers face their slowest business period in January and February.clothing/furnishings/women's etc retailer: · Talbot's is a women's retailer with 20 stores in California.high-street retailer British (=a company that has shops in the main shopping area of several towns): · One high-street retailer has gone out of business.
a person or company that sells goods in large quantities and at low prices, especially to other companies that then sell the goods to the public: · The early morning market is for wholesalers only, the general public have to wait until later in the day.fish/meat/clothing etc wholesaler: · Fisherman are involved in a price dispute with fish wholesalers.
a person or company that buys and sells large quantities of goods such as wine, or basic materials such as coal and wood: · She was born in 1432, the daughter of a wealthy London merchant.arms/wine/antiques etc merchant: · an international arms merchant
a person or a company that buys and sells a particular type of goods, or that sells a particular company's products: · Make sure you buy your used car from an authorised dealer.· "The market has been strong," said one dealer.art/car/antique etc dealer: · She bought the painting from a Swiss art dealer.bond/securities/currency etc dealer: · According to a senior currency dealer, the pound is likely to continue to rise against the dollar.
someone who buys and sells goods, especially in a very far away place, or who buys and sells shares on the financial market: · Traders enter the amount of stock they want to buy or sell, and the computer calculates a price.fur/slave/arms etc trader: · Montreal was founded by French fur traders in the 17th century.bond/currency/stock etc trader: · Bond traders worried about inflation have driven up interest rates on long-term bonds.
the person who sells something to another person or company in a business deal: · Both buyer and seller should agree on the terms before the contract is signed.
someone who sells things in a shop
especially British someone who owns or is in charge of a small shop: · The shopkeeper chased the boys out of his shop, accusing them of stealing.· Many immigrants have been highly successful as shopkeepers.
formal someone who owns a small shop: · Proprietor Ginny Gavin serves fresh croissants and fruit at breakfast to guests at her inn.proprietor of: · Dan Conrad, the proprietor of Conrad's Bookstore, says that small stores such as his offer service and convenience.
American written someone who owns or is in charge of a shop: · Local merchants have had trouble with vandals breaking windows.· Merchants say sales have not been affected by the road repairs.
also shop assistant British, /sales clerk American someone who deals with customers in a shop and sells them things: · Rowan worked as a sales assistant in a Beverly Hills shopping mall.· She's a shop assistant in the shoe department.· Get advice from a knowledgeable sales clerk.
someone whose job is to persuade people, shops, and companies to buy their company's products: · I worked for a while as a salesman for a big computer corporation.· Gail has been the firm's top saleswoman for the last two years.
the members of a company whose job is to persuade people to buy that company's products, or to sell goods to people in a shop: · The company has a sales staff of 600.· Customers liked the personal service the sales staff provided.
someone who sells things to people in the street: · Outside the theatre, there was a row of flower vendors.· Frank stopped to buy the evening paper from a news vendor.street vendor: · Flags sold by street vendors fluttered in the crowd of about 5,000.
WORD SETS
after-sales service, agro-industry, nounarcade, nounB2B exchange, nounB2C, adjectivebakery, nounbar code, nounbargain, nounbarrier to trade, nounbarrow, nounbazaar, nounbid, nounbid, verbbidding, nounbid-rigging, nounboard of directors, nounBOL, bonded factory, bookshop, nounbookstall, nounbookstore, nounbook token, nounboom, nounboom, verbboot sale, nounboutique, nounboxed, adjectivebreakdown clause, B/S, business agent, business interruption insurance, business liability insurance, buyback, nounbuyer, nounbuying power, C&F, callback, nouncarrying charge, cash and carry, nouncash basis, nouncash desk, nouncash discount, nouncash generation, cash price, cash register, nouncasualty insurance, CFI, CFR, chain store, nounchamber of trade, nouncheckout, nounCIF, CIP, clearance sale, nounclosed-door policy, nounComdex, nouncommercial agent, common ownership, comparative advantage, competitive advantage, competitive strategy, completion date, concessionaire, nounconsign, verbconsignee, nounconsignment, nounconsignor, nounconsolidator, nounconsumer, nounconsumer confidence, nounconsumerism, nounconsumer society, nouncontinuous improvement, conversion rate, corn exchange, nouncorporate investment, cost, nouncost price, nouncreative brief, credit, nouncredit account, nouncredit control, credit note, nouncreditor turnover rate, nouncredit terms, credit voucher, nouncustom, nouncustomer, nouncustomer capital, cutover, nouncut-price, adjectivedealership, noundebit account, declaration insurance, deliverable, noundelivery date, delivery receipt, deputy chairman, dime store, noundirect investment, disability insurance, discount, noundiscounting, noundispenser, noundistribute, verbdistributive, adjectivedocket, noundocumentary credit, domestic investment, draft terms, draper, noundrive-in, noundrive-in store, -driven, suffixdrop-shipping, nounDutch auction, nounearnings, nounEFQM Excellence Model, electronic point of sale, embargo, verbemporium, nounescalator clause, escape clause, executive chairman, expiration date, export, nounexport, verbexport credit, exporter, nounexport insurance, extended credit, external competitiveness, EXW, factory shop, fair dealing, financial investment, first-tier supplier, flat, adjectiveflea market, nounfleet terms, florist, nounfor-profit, adjectivefree market, nounfree port, nounfreight, nounfreight, verbfront end, nounfutures market, noungift certificate, noungift token, noungift-wrap, verbgiveaway, nounglut, noungoodwill, noungrandfather clause, greengrocer, noungross margin, noungross national product, noungross profit, nounguaranteed price, halo effect, handle, verbhandling charge, nounhigh street, nounhome product, hookup, nounHP, nounindent, nounindirect sale, industrial estate, nouninstallment plan, nouninstalment, nounInternet Service Provider, inventory, nouninvestment goods, invoice, nouninvoice, verbjob order, kanban system, layaway, nounleasing, nounliability insurance, license, verbline, nounlist price, nounlong-term credit, loss leader, nounlot, nounlumberyard, nounmail order, nounmarkdown, nounmarket, nounmarket-driven, adjectivemarket economy, nounmarket forces, nounmarketing, nounmarket leader, nounmarket-led, adjectivemarket price, nounmarket research, nounmarket value, nounmark-up, nounmedium-term credit, mercantile, adjectivemerchandise, nounmerchandiser, nounmerchant, nounMNC, MNE, move, verbmultiple, nounmultiple store, nounoff, adverboffer, nounoff-the-shelf, adjectiveo.n.o., open, adjectiveopen, verbopening hours, nounorder, nounorder, verbOTC, out, adverboutbid, verboutpost, nounoutsell, verboverbid, verboverbook, verboversubscribed, adjectiveovertrade, verbown brand, adjectiveown label, adjectivepackage, verbpackage deal, nounpackager, nounpackaging, nounpacket, nounparade, nounpart exchange, nounpass-along, nounpass-through, nounpeddle, verbpedlar, nounperformance guarantee, perfumery, nounpetty cash, nounpitch, nounplaza, nounpoint of sale, nounprice, nounprice, verbprice fixing, nounprice-fixing, nounprice list, nounprice tag, nounprice war, nounprivate company, private investment, problem child, nounproducer, nounproduction control, profit, nounprofit margin, nounpro forma invoice, nounpro-forma invoice, property and liability insurance, proprietary, adjectivepunter, nounpurchase, verbpurchase, nounpurveyor, nounpyramid selling, nounquotation, nounrake-off, nounready-to-wear, adjectivereal estate, nounreceipt, nounrefund, verbregular, nounrelaunch, nounremnant, nounrent, verbrent, nounrental, nounreorder, verbresell, verbreserve, nounretail, nounretail, verbretail, adverbretailer, nounretailing, nounretail park, nounrevolving credit, sale, nounsales channel, sales slip, nounsecond-tier supplier, secured credit, self-service, adjectivesell-by date, nounseller, nounseller's market, nounselling, nounselling price, nounserve, verbservice, nounservice agreement, service bureau, nounsettlement date, sex shop, nounshelf life, nounship, verbshopfitting, nounshopping centre, nounshopping mall, nounshopping precinct, nounshop-soiled, adjectiveshopworn, adjectiveshort-term credit, showcase, nounshowroom, nounshrink-wrapped, adjectivesister company, soft sell, nounsolicit, verbsouk, nounspecial, nounSRP, stand, nounstand-alone, adjectivestaple, nounstartup, nounstationer, nounstock, nounstockist, nounstockroom, nounstocktaking, nounstoppage in transit, nounstore brand, nounstorefront, nounstreet price, strip mall, nounstructural analysis, supermarket, nounsuperstore, nounsurcharge, nounsurcharge, verbtake-up, nountakings, nountelesales, nountender, verbthrift shop, nounthroughput, nounticket, nounticket, verbtill, nountout, verbtrade discount, nountrade fair, nountrade-in, nountrademark, nountradename, nountrade name, nountrade price, nountrader, nountrade route, nountrade secret, nountradesman, nountrading estate, nountrading post, nountraffic, nountrafficker, nountrigger point, uneconomic, adjectiveunit price, noununsecured credit, upfront fee, wares, nounwarranty, nounwholesale, nounwholesale, adjectivewholesaler, nounwinding up, noun
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
(=one that buys and sells stocks and shares etc)· Goldman Sachs, the US investment bank
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
· When required for use in war, large numbers of merchant vessels were impressed adhoc.· Analysts also expect the company to shed its large stake in merchant bank Singer & Friedlander.· Fancy designs are available from larger timber merchants, and give a lovely effect when lit from behind.
· A hundred pounds and above covered knights and other leading gentry as well as merchants in overseas trade.· The Khmers Rouges are the leading merchants of chaos.· Senior politicians, key property figures and leading City merchant banks have all taken part in the talks.
· Take time to shop around; get to know your local wine merchant or investigate your local supermarket.· Besides fattening the wallets of local merchants, the negotiators challenged each other to solve disputes on agriculture and textiles.· Having an option doesn't have to affect how you physically sell wheat, or your relationship with local merchants.· A suitable window frame came off a skip behind a local double glazing merchant, and was incorporated into the studwork.· The piazza itself was filled with the stalls of local merchants and shopkeepers.· One local builders' merchant has most of the materials we needed.· Try your local architectural salvage merchants, who collect artefacts from old house and gardens.· Try local builders' merchants and garden centres for stocks.
· The absence of a prosperous merchant class meant that Sheffield had few fine houses or public buildings.· For the prosperous merchants, substantial timber-framed houses were built around the gates of the Castle and Priory.· Both his parents came from prosperous merchant and landowning families.· Particularly the prosperous merchants and bankers, whose taxes paid for the police.
· The palazzo is named after the rich merchant, Giova Battista Durini, for whom it was built.· Doubtless a rich merchant escaping with as much treasure as he could lay frantic hands on.
· The Church of St Havel with its Romanesque foundations was surrounded by the houses of wealthy merchants.· At twenty-eight he was a wealthy merchant and a member of Congress.· Morrice became a moderately wealthy merchant, spending generously on the education of young men for the dissenting ministry.· Under other circumstances, he might have become a wealthy merchant.· Here there are many quintas which were used by the wealthy Funchal merchants in the summer months.· Born the son of a wealthy cloth merchant, Francis lived a lavish and irresponsible life.· As a result only a thin stratum of wealthy native merchants developed.
· Also patron of job-related stress and wine merchants.· Consumers should go there only with guidance from a capable wine merchant or reviewer.
NOUN
· So there he was, in a merchant bank, desperately trying to restore the family fortunes.· Others are employed in merchant banks advising pension funds.· Analysts also expect the company to shed its large stake in merchant bank Singer & Friedlander.· Senior politicians, key property figures and leading City merchant banks have all taken part in the talks.· The Founders had to agree everything to do with the paper, including the appointment of the sponsoring merchant bank.· Takeover speculation lifted merchant bank Morgan Grenfell another 13p to 370p and Kleinwort Benson 8p to 374p.· He is Patrick Bateman, a smirking, self-important young man working for a Wall Street merchant bank in the 1980s.
· A former merchant banker, Le Roux knew little about motorbikes; he didn't even have a license to drive one.· He had a bank balance that a senior merchant banker would not be ashamed of.· The first merchant bankers approached were Samuel Montagu.· Let me show you that all men aren't as cruel and immature as your retarded merchant banker.· Mr Fitton, backed by merchant banker Henry Ansbacher, first came up with the offer six weeks ago.· By analogy, the same principle could apply to other insiders, such as merchant bankers, who misuse confidential news.· The plaintiffs obtained a report from the defendants, merchant bankers with whom E had an account, as to E's creditworthiness.
· The company recently appointed Charterhouse as merchant banking advisers which will help it identify the options.· A strong merchant banking contribution was more than offset by losses on investment management and stockbroking and some heavy loan provisions.· The group's merchant banking adviser, Kleinwort Benson, is searching for suitable partners.· Maybe merchant banking is the ultimate microcosm for life after all.· Most of the fall came as a result of the release of provisions in the merchant banking and securities division.
· Saqr was a leading member of a well-known family of the traditional merchant class which owned the leading liberal newspaper, al-Qabas.· The absence of a prosperous merchant class meant that Sheffield had few fine houses or public buildings.· While war could create serious difficulties for the merchant class, other social groups looked at it in a different light.· Along with the growth of towns went the rise of the merchant class.· There was much variety of origin in the merchant class, then as now; and this is what we should expect.· There was a strong merchant class whose aspirations were no less than his.
· Born the son of a wealthy cloth merchant, Francis lived a lavish and irresponsible life.· An ugly church, monstrous and vulgar as the cloth merchants who had built it.
· The 13 coal merchants and some of the 12 corn and seed merchants no doubt operated from the wharf.· Other services provided by Co-operative societies include undertakers, coal merchants and opticians.· The worst was a coal merchant.· While doing this he gave a wonderful imitation of his coal merchant and his wife.· Take an example: Mrs. Jones telephones her coal merchant asking him to deliver six bags of coal.· If you use solid fuel many approved coal merchants provide budget schemes and supply small quantities.
· As Parker points out, the average age of the world merchant fleet is now 16 years.· During the war I had felt the same about those they were attacking, the brave men of the Allied merchant fleets.· At Bristol and Liverpool slavers did make up significant proportions of the merchant fleets.
· The importance of the merchant navy in the formation of the maritime culture in North Shields was very great.
· Its chief exports had been sponges and merchant seamen, and those brought in nothing in wartime.· Meale, who began working life as a merchant seaman and was later an Aycliffe councillor, is unamused.· The 37-year-old merchant seaman killed Joyce after a night out ended in drunken violence.· The position with regard to merchant seamen on Tyneside is rather complex.· This abandonment of a Tyneside base by ship owning interests would not necessarily reduce recruitment of merchant seamen from the Tyne.· The battle cost 120,000 lives, including 30,000 merchant seamen and 6,000 men of the Royal Navy.
· The 13 coal merchants and some of the 12 corn and seed merchants no doubt operated from the wharf.· Obvious sponsors might be seed merchants or weedkiller manufacturers.· You can get these varieties from seed merchants such as Thompson and Morgan.· They had been introduced by seed merchants putting them into their catalogues and invoices - and never objected to by farmers.
· As he approached the coastline he passed over a merchant ship.· Some 22,500 foreign merchant ships passed through in 1992, a 10 percent increase on the previous year.· Scharnhorst, taking Rawalpindi for an unarmed merchant ship, signalled her to heave to.· Chapter Eight On 14 July 1892, Maisie's son boarded a merchant ship and sailed away from his homeland.
· On August 1, the aircraft in which Ramsay was flying was shot down leading an attack against merchant shipping.
· Branches of timber merchants, such as W H Newson, stock a range of hardwood mouldings for you to put up yourself.· Fancy designs are available from larger timber merchants, and give a lovely effect when lit from behind.
· When required for use in war, large numbers of merchant vessels were impressed adhoc.· Boarding and rummage of a merchant vessel presents no particular problem to us.· Typically, the arming of a merchant vessel involved mounting eight six-inch guns on the ship.
· It was built originally by one of the old wool merchants, who wanted to establish his family as landed gentry.· They became weavers, or tailors, or wool merchants.· Crosby Hall was built by Sir John Crosby, a wealthy grocer and wool merchant, and was completed in 1475.· Being solid wool merchants at heart, they are not sure what to make of an engine that runs on paper.· She was the daughter of Robert Keown, a London wool merchant.
VERB
· Lain's Barn is the perfect setting for Midwinter merchants, selling everything from weapons to costume.· She says many old-time merchants are selling out.· What if the principal of the school decides that only one merchant can sell banana Popsicles?· Builders' merchants then sell these fittings to builders alongside other merchandise that builders require.
Phrases
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY
  • Branches of timber merchants, such as W H Newson, stock a range of hardwood mouldings for you to put up yourself.
  • Consumers should go there only with guidance from a capable wine merchant or reviewer.
  • Other services provided by Co-operative societies include undertakers, coal merchants and opticians.
  • Take time to shop around; get to know your local wine merchant or investigate your local supermarket.
  • The 13 coal merchants and some of the 12 corn and seed merchants no doubt operated from the wharf.
  • The worst was a coal merchant.
  • Whigham's Wine Cellar Attached to the famous wine merchants.
► con merchant/speed merchant etc
1wine/coal/timber etc merchant someone whose job is to buy and sell wine, coal etc, or a small company that does this:  He had a job with an Edinburgh wine merchant.2 old-fashioned someone who buys and sells goods in large quantities:  the son of a wealthy merchant3con merchant/speed merchant etc British English informal someone who is involved in a particular activity, such as tricking people or driving very fast
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