merchant

B2 · Upper Intermediate Countable noun

n. someone who owns or manages a retail store.

n. the owner or operator of a retail business or commercial enterprise.

日本語:商人※

“Local merchants in the town square are worried about the new shopping mall.”

“The association of local merchants lobbied the city council to improve street lighting and pedestrian access to the historic market district.”

C1 · Advanced Countable noun Informal · British English

n. a person who is known for doing a specific, often annoying, thing very often.

n. a person characterised by a specific, frequently repeated activity or trait; often used with a preceding noun to form a derogatory label.

“Don't listen to him; he's just a doom merchant who thinks everything will fail.”

“The tabloid press is often accused of being a group of panic merchants, exaggerating minor risks to increase their readership.”

B2 · Upper Intermediate

adj. used to describe ships or activities involved in buying and selling goods.

adj. relating to merchants or commerce; specifically used to describe non-military trading vessels.

“The country has a large merchant fleet that carries oil across the world.”

“During the conflict, the navy was tasked with protecting merchant shipping from submarine attacks in the North Atlantic.”