Synonyms of merchant
17 similar words · 1 opposite word
Another word for merchant is trader. Other synonyms of merchant are retailer, shopkeeper and salesperson. The opposite of merchant is purchaser.
Synonyms and similar words for merchant
nounA person who traffics in commodities for profit.
- traderOne who earns a living by trading goods or securities.
nounMore synonyms
- chandler
- chapmanA dealer or merchant, especially an itinerant one.
- copreman
- dealer
- huckster
- haggler
- hawker
- monger
- peddler
- retailerA retail sales company or salesman.
- salespersonA person whose job is to sell things, often in a shop or store.
- seller
- shopkeeperA trader who sells goods in a shop, or by retail, in distinction from one who sells by wholesale, or sells door to door.
- shoppieA shopkeeper.
- storekeepA storekeeper.
- vendor
Opposite of merchant
nounMore antonyms
- purchaserOne who purchases.
Meaning of merchant
- noun A person who traffics in commodities for profit.
- noun The owner or operator of a retail business.
- noun A trading vessel; a merchantman.
merchant in other languages
Questions about synonyms of merchant
- What is another word for merchant?
- Merchant has 17 synonyms on Word.ws, such as trader, retailer, shopkeeper and salesperson.
- What is the opposite of merchant?
- The opposite of merchant is purchaser.
- What does merchant mean?
- Merchant means a person who traffics in commodities for profit.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: merchant (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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