merchant
Someone who buys and sells goods, especially in large amounts.
merchant in a sentence
- The merchant sailed to faraway lands to buy silk and spices.
- In the market square, a merchant was selling bright woollen rugs.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to merchant?
- Atrader
- Bshopper
- Cbuyer
- Dcustomer
Show the answer
A: trader. The other three mean the opposite of merchant.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to merchant?
- Adealer
- Bseller
- Ctrader
- Dcustomer
Show the answer
D: customer. The other three mean nearly the same as merchant.
Words that mean something similar
trader, dealer, seller
Words that mean the opposite
customer, buyer, shopper
More words about character & personality
- merciful: Kind and forgiving instead of punishing.
- meticulous: Very careful about every tiny detail.
- miserly: Mean with money and hating to spend it.
- modest: Not boasting about your talents or success.
- mortal: Certain to die one day, like all living things.
- naive: Believing things too easily because you have not yet learned how tricky people can be.
- noted: Well known and respected, especially for a particular skill.
- notorious: Famous for something bad.
More words to explore
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Plain-English guides to each test, from the councils’ own pages: Kent Test · Medway Test · Bucks Secondary Transfer Test