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marcantant

marcantant noun: a merchant.

Noun

marcantant (plural not attested)

  1. (no plural, nonce-word, obsolete) A merchant.
    • Master, a marcantant or a pedant, / I know not what – but formal in apparel, / In gait and countenance surely like a father.c. 1590–1592, William Shakespeare, The Taming of the Shrew, act 4, scene 2

Origin of marcantant

From Italian mercatante. See merchant.

Questions about marcantant

What does marcantant mean?
Marcantant means a merchant.
What part of speech is marcantant?
Marcantant is a noun.

Words near marcantant in the dictionary

  1. Marcan
  2. Marcan priority
  3. marcando
  4. Marcano
  5. Marcanos
  6. marcantant
  7. Marcantel
  8. Marcantels
  9. Marcapomacocha
  10. marcasite
  11. marcasites

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