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merchantmen

merchantmen is the plural of merchantman.

Meaning of merchantman

Noun

merchantman (plural merchantmen)

  1. (obsolete) A male merchant (person engaged in trade).
    • Near-synonyms: merchant (precisely hypernymous), trader
    Synonyms:
    merchant, trader
  2. Synonym of merchant ship.
    Synonyms:
    merchant ship

Phrases with merchantmen

Questions about merchantmen

What is merchantmen the plural of?
Merchantmen is the plural of merchantman.

Words near merchantmen in the dictionary

  1. merchanting
  2. merchantish
  3. merchantlike
  4. merchantly
  5. merchantman
  6. merchantmen
  7. merchantries
  8. merchantry
  9. merchants
  10. merchants of death
  11. merchantship

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