MERCHANT - Definition & Meaning for Kids
Meaning 1
Part of speech: Noun
a businessperson engaged in retail trade
Categories: Businessperson, Bourgeois
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🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)
The word "merchant" comes from Latin mercātus. It started in Vulgar Latin *mercatantem. Then it appeared in Anglo-Norman marchaunt. Later, people used it in Middle English marchaunt.
🧩 Fun Fact
Each civilization borrowed this word because they encountered the concept through cultural contact.