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merchantlike

merchantlike adjective: befitting a good merchant; fair, honest, above board.

Adjective

merchantlike (comparative more merchantlike, superlative most merchantlike)

  1. Befitting a good merchant; fair, honest, above board.
    Synonyms:
    merchantly

Synonyms of merchantlike

Forms of merchantlike

comparativemore merchantlike
superlativemost merchantlike

Origin of merchantlike

From merchant + -like.

Words formed from merchantlike

Questions about merchantlike

What does merchantlike mean?
Merchantlike means befitting a good merchant; fair, honest, above board.
What part of speech is merchantlike?
Merchantlike is an adjective.

Words near merchantlike in the dictionary

  1. merchantesses
  2. merchanthood
  3. merchantile
  4. merchanting
  5. merchantish
  6. merchantlike
  7. merchantly
  8. merchantman
  9. merchantmen
  10. merchantries
  11. merchantry

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