wine merchant

collocation in English

meaningsofwineandmerchant

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wine
noun[C or U]
uk
/waɪn/us
/waɪn/
an alcoholic drink that is usually made from grapes, but can also be made from other fruits or flowers. It is made by fermenting the fruit with water ...
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merchant
noun[C]
uk
/ˈmɜː.tʃənt/us
/ˈmɝː.tʃənt/
a person whose job is to buy and sell products in large amounts, especially by trading with ...
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(Definition ofwineandmerchantfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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He is a chameleon, able to move with ease from corn merchant towinemerchantto sugar merchant.
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I was speaking to a big wholesalewinemerchantthe other day.
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His father was awinemerchant.
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Grieve was awinemerchantby trade.
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In 1934, he started to work for thewinemerchant.
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Traube was also successful as awinemerchant.
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It does not remain only with thewinemerchant, with the motor trader, with the road haulier.
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That foolishwinemerchantthought that he had made£1,000—of course, excluding other costs for the moment.
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The off-licence holder, thewinemerchantor the grocer, is not allowed to sell less than a reputed quart of spirits at a time.
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I spoke to a smallwinemerchantwho gave me some very illuminating facts about what people had put in bottles before returning them.
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It concerned awinemerchantwho bought 1,000 bottles of wine for£1 a bottle and sold them for£2 a bottle.
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He eventually finds his way to a very wealthywinemerchantwho has three daughters.
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Despite his being awinemerchant, he chooses whisky as his constant companion.
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The brandy distillery became awinemerchantwhich sold its last bottle in 1989.
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He would later work as awinemerchant, like his father.
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He became awinemerchantin 1972, giving up the business in 1976.
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His father was a sheriff's officer, bill discounter,winemerchantand owner and manager of theatres.
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This was where his father had established himself as a brewer andwinemerchant.
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He became awinemerchantand a partner in a banking firm.
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Initially awinemerchantand importer, today he is a wine writer.
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In the early 19th century, it was occupied by awinemerchant.
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He may pay for that wine but delay collecting it or having it delivered, instead requesting thewinemerchantto keep it for him in his cellar.
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He did not give me complete confidence in his position as awinemerchant, because he said that it was impossible to distinguish between sherry, port or champagne.
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After that, he tried his hand as a journalist and actor, then became a successfulwinemerchant.
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Initially making a living as awinemerchant, he soon turned to male and female nude photography.
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