Translation
merchant, trader, seller
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Word origin
From Old French marchëant, from Vulgar Latin mercatans, the present participle of mercatare ('to trade'), from Latin merx ('goods').
- Origin
- Old French
- Root
- mercatare
- English cognates
- merchant, market, commerce
Grammar
Examples
étal .
The greengrocer sets up his stall on the square every morning.
marchande .
My sister has been a flower seller for ten years.
, .
At the market, each trader praises his goods out loud.
.
This carpet dealer offered us tea while we discussed the price.
ambulants .
Travelling traders have disappeared from most towns.
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