as in traders
a buyer and seller of goods for profit
free trade agreements that are favored by merchants on both sides of the border
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Recent Examples of merchants
Gang takedowns and expanding services Business owner and real estate developer Danny Tsoi recalled how BCA also worked alongside police to address gang activity targeting local merchants.
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Hannah Kliger, CBS News, 22 May 2026
Frank Woolworth opened the first Woolworth’s Great Five Cent Store in Lancaster, Pennsylvania in 1879 to gather shoppers who historically visited a number of smaller, local merchants to a store that offered their goods all in one place.
—Dawn Thilmany, Forbes.com, 19 May 2026
Quiroz, the daughter of local merchants and a former director of Uruapan’s family services agency, joined Manzo’s team.
—Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2026
The Patriots cannot be called schedule merchants in 2026.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 15 May 2026
The neighborhood, called Jabal al-Joufeh, was historically home to merchants, politicians, and poets.
—Annie Hylton, New Yorker, 14 May 2026
Consequently, deploying artificial intelligence to detect and prevent financial crime is no longer a competitive advantage for merchants and banks.
—Ethan Stone, USA Today, 11 May 2026
Outside the realm of dedicated wine investment companies such as Winecap, specialty wine merchants are cautious when advising clients on the investment potential of their purchases.
—Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 10 May 2026
That’s what a company made up of merchants does.
—Jenny B. Fine, Footwear News, 8 May 2026
Hannah Kliger, CBS News, 22 May 2026
Frank Woolworth opened the first Woolworth’s Great Five Cent Store in Lancaster, Pennsylvania in 1879 to gather shoppers who historically visited a number of smaller, local merchants to a store that offered their goods all in one place.
—Dawn Thilmany, Forbes.com, 19 May 2026
Quiroz, the daughter of local merchants and a former director of Uruapan’s family services agency, joined Manzo’s team.
—Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2026
The Patriots cannot be called schedule merchants in 2026.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 15 May 2026
The neighborhood, called Jabal al-Joufeh, was historically home to merchants, politicians, and poets.
—Annie Hylton, New Yorker, 14 May 2026
Consequently, deploying artificial intelligence to detect and prevent financial crime is no longer a competitive advantage for merchants and banks.
—Ethan Stone, USA Today, 11 May 2026
Outside the realm of dedicated wine investment companies such as Winecap, specialty wine merchants are cautious when advising clients on the investment potential of their purchases.
—Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 10 May 2026
That’s what a company made up of merchants does.
—Jenny B. Fine, Footwear News, 8 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for merchants
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But traders were cautious about jumping on a jolly bandwagon too soon.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
19 May 2026
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Less cash in reserve also raises the risk of a sharp drawdown, given that traders have less of a cushion in the event of a pullback.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
19 May 2026
Noun
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In its December 2025 decision, the appellate court cited a 2024 gun industry-friendly state law that stripped away municipalities’ right to sue firearms or ammunition manufacturers, trade associations, sellers or dealers.—
Carole Carlson,
Chicago Tribune,
22 May 2026
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The continuing onboarding and deployment of tokenized securities introduces several accounting and reporting questions for public companies, broker-dealers, custodians, and auditors.—
Sean Stein Smith,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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“Merchants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/merchants. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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