1) merchant 2) merchantman

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• merchant — n. 1 a wholesale trader, esp. with foreign countries. 2 esp. US & Sc. a retail trader. 3 colloq. usu. derog. a person showing a partiality for a specified activity or practice (speed merchant). Phrases and idioms: merchant bank esp. Brit. a bank… …   Useful english dictionary

• merchant vessel — merchant ship or merchant vessel, a trading vessel; merchantman …   Useful english dictionary

• Merchantman — Mer chant*man, n.; pl. {Merchantmen}. [1913 Webster] 1. A merchant. [Obs.] Matt. xiii. 45. [1913 Webster] 2. A trading vessel; a ship employed in the transportation of goods, as, distinguished from a man of war. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• merchantman — /merchantman/ A ship or vessel employed in foreign or domestic commerce or in the merchant service …   Black's law dictionary

• merchantman — /merchantman/ A ship or vessel employed in foreign or domestic commerce or in the merchant service …   Black's law dictionary

• merchantman — [mʉr′chəntmən] n. pl. merchantmen [mʉr′chəntmən] 1. a ship used in commerce 2. Archaic a merchant …   English World dictionary

• Merchant — Mer chant, n. [OE. marchant, OF. marcheant, F. marchand, fr. LL. mercatans, antis, p. pr. of mercatare to negotiate, L. mercari to traffic, fr. merx, mercis, wares. See {Market}, {Merit}, and cf. {Commerce}.] 1. One who traffics on a large scale …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Merchant submarine — Deutschland unloading in New London, 1916. A merchant submarine is a type of submarine intended for trade, and being without armaments, it is not considered a warship like most other types of submarines. The intended use would be blockade running …   Wikipedia

• merchantman — /merr cheuhnt meuhn/, n., pl. merchantmen. a trading ship. Also called merchant ship, merchant vessel. [1520 30; MERCHANT + MAN] * * * …   Universalium

• Merchant aircraft carrier — Ein MAC Schiff (Merchant Aircraft Carrier, etwa Handelsflugzeugträger) war ein Handelsschiff, auf dem ein Flugzeugdeck montiert war. Die Flugzeuge standen auch nicht in einem Hangar, sondern wurden an Deck geparkt. Neben ihrem Trägereinsatz… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• merchantman — noun Date: 15th century 1. archaic merchant 2. a ship used in commerce …   New Collegiate Dictionary