merchants

NOUN

person who sells goods

Synonyms

STRONGEST

broker dealer exporter operator retailer seller shipper shopkeeper trader trafficker vendor wholesaler

STRONG

businessperson consigner handler jobber marketer salesperson sender storekeeper tycoon

WEAK

tradesperson

Antonyms

STRONGEST

customer

WEAK

buyer

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merchants

President Harley Finkelstein called the report “the perfect example” of Shopify’s ability to deliver on what merchants need today while investing in agentic commerce and other technologies of the future.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2026

At Gollety’s weapons store, Armurerie de la Bourse, dozens of guns are on display, but firearm restrictions are so tight in France that merchants were not trying to buy any.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

“We acknowledge that in the last few years, we have dedicated a lot of time to merchants and a lot of investment to merchants,” Lores said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

ByteDance has said merchants can’t buy their way into better recommendations.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026

But to my surprise, the spice merchants greeted Samir like family.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri

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