A person who traffics in commodities for profit.
The word 'merchant' is correct and usable in written English. It is a noun that refers to someone who sells or trades goods or services for money or other goods and services. For example, "The merchant sold us a variety of items, including fish, vegetables, and spices.".
David Stevens's first job was as a trainee in a merchant bank, and his great claim to fame was in building up a pension fund manager, Montagu Investment Management (MIM), which became a sizeable and profitable company.
It was reported this week that Paul Miller, the former Tottenham defender, has been recruited by a leading merchant bank to head a division that will help professional footballers organise their bloated incomes.
"Value-added tax receipts issued to customers will list a unique identifier for the merchant.
Challenged by Newsweek Europe about his belief that only electricians, merchant bankers and people without HIV should be admitted to Britain, Farage said: "There are 190 countries in the world that operate like that.
A 46-year-old local timber merchant who became a Ukip councillor in 2013, Huntman revels in a self-identified "outsider" status.
Our director's masterstroke for Merchant was a mime sequence to open the play - Bassanio striding on to gaze at Portia's portrait, Shylock jangling a money pouch from a balcony window, Antonio scanning the horizon with a telescope for his fleet of ships - each character miming a silent vignette of their forthcoming journey through the play, all to a tape of olde worlde crumhorn music.
Heshmat, a 60-year-old carpet merchant in south-central Tehran, reflected one popular take on Qaboos's trip.
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