noun a trading vessel; a merchantman.
2. merchant ·vi to be a merchant; to trade.
3. merchant ·noun one who keeps a store or shop for the sale of goods; a shopkeeper.
4. merchant ·adj of, pertaining to, or employed in, trade or merchandise; as, the merchant service.
5. merchant ·noun one who traffics on a large scale, especially with foreign countries; a trafficker; a trader.