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merchantwoman

merchantwoman noun: a female merchant (person engaged in trade).

Noun

merchantwoman (plural merchantwomen)

  1. (obsolete) A female merchant (person engaged in trade).
    • Near-synonyms: merchant (precisely hypernymous), trader

Synonyms of merchantwoman

Forms of merchantwoman

pluralmerchantwomen

Origin of merchantwoman

From merchant + -woman.

Questions about merchantwoman

What does merchantwoman mean?
Merchantwoman means a female merchant (person engaged in trade).
What part of speech is merchantwoman?
Merchantwoman is a noun.
What is the plural of merchantwoman?
The plural of merchantwoman is merchantwomen.

Words near merchantwoman in the dictionary

  1. merchantry
  2. merchants
  3. merchants of death
  4. merchantship
  5. merchantships
  6. merchantwoman
  7. merchantwomen
  8. merchaundise
  9. merchaundises
  10. merchaundize
  11. merchaundizes

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