Thesaurus results for MERCHANT

merchant

noun

ˈmər-chənt

as in trader

a buyer and seller of goods for profit free trade agreements that are favored by merchants on both sides of the border

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Recent Examples of merchant But most of the spectators in the crowd are locals, who reallocate their spending from other area merchants, rather than generating new commercial activity. —

J.c. Bradbury, The Conversation, 22 Apr. 2026 Some of the retail centers drawing interest feature supermarkets or merchants that offer items at affordable prices. —

George Avalos, Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2026 The Federal Trade Commission and 17 states sued Amazon in 2023, accusing it of wielding its monopoly power to squeeze merchants, resulting in higher prices on rival websites. —

Annie Palmer, CNBC, 20 Apr. 2026 The team is led by a free-throw merchant. —

Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for merchant

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Companies with agricultural supply chains — from food and beverage manufacturers to commodity traders, insurers, and logistics firms — absorb fertilizer shocks through input costs, contract failures, and sovereign credit risk in key sourcing markets.

— Carlos Alvarado Quesada, Fortune, 27 Apr. 2026
Polymarket traders have even reported that Nate has a 52% chance of dying in Euphoria Season 3.

— Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 27 Apr. 2026