merchant
noun
[ ˈməːtʃ(ə)nt ]
• a person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially one dealing with foreign countries or supplying goods to a particular trade.
• "a builders' merchant"
• a person who has a liking for a particular activity.
• "his driver was no speed merchant"
merchant
adjective
• (in historical contexts) relating to merchants or commerce.
• "the growth of the merchant classes"
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French marchant, based on Latin mercari ‘to trade’, from merx, merc- ‘merchandise’.
