merchant
noun[C]
uk/ˈmɜː.tʃənt/us/ˈmɝː.tʃənt/apersonwhosejobis tobuyandsellproductsinlargeamounts,especiallybytradingwith othercountries:
商人；（尤指外贸）批发商awine/grainmerchant酒商／粮食批发商
a person who sells things
- sellerWe'll need to talk to the seller and see if they'll accept your bid on the house.
- salespersonThe shop was so busy that it took me ages to get the salesperson's attention.
- salesmanHe was a used-car salesman.
- saleswomanShe was the company's top saleswoman.
- sales assistantUKCan you wave over a sales assistant? I have a question about this bracelet.
UKinformaldisapproving
someone who isinvolvedin orenjoyssomething that isunpleasantorannoyingtoothers:
对（令人讨厌之事）入迷的人，好…的人agossipmerchant(= someone whoenjoystalkingabout people'sprivatelives)喜欢散布流言蜚语的人
aspeedmerchant(= someone whodrivestoofast)好开快车的人
Traders & entrepreneurs
- artist
- asset manager
- asset-stripper
- baron
- business person
- co-promoter
- concessionaire
- daigou
- entrepreneur
- entrepreneurial
- magnate
- middleman
- mompreneur
- multi-sided
- mumpreneur
- real estate developer
- tradespeople
- tycoon
- white knight
- wholesaler
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People who sell things
Idiom
merchant of doom/gloom