Merchant vs Buyer - What's the difference?
merchant | buyer |
A person who traffics in commodities for profit.
The owner or operator of a retail business.
A trading vessel; a merchantman.
* 1611 , , II. i. 5:
As a resident of a region, to buy goods from a non-resident and sell them to another non-resident.
A person who makes one or more purchases.
(retailing) A person who purchases items for resale in a retail establishment.
(manufacturing) A person who purchases items consumed or used as components in the manufacture of products.
As nouns the difference between merchant and buyer
is that merchant is a person who traffics in commodities for profit while buyer is a person who makes one or more purchases.As a verb merchant
is as a resident of a region, to buy goods from a non-resident and sell them to another non-resident.As a proper noun Merchant
is {{surname|lang=en}.merchant
English
(wikipedia merchant)Alternative forms
* merchaunt (obsolete)Noun
(en noun)- Every day, some sailor's wife, / The masters of some merchant', and the ' merchant , / Have just our theme of woe.
Derived terms
* merchantable * merchant bank * merchant banker * merchant flag * merchant fleet * merchantman * merchant marine * mercantile * merchant navy * merchant prince * merchant seaman * merchant ship * merchant tailor * wine merchantVerb
(en verb)- a merchanting service
External links
* * *buyer
English
Noun
(en noun)- Every person who steps through the door is a potential buyer , so acknowledge their presence.
- The supermarket's new buyer decided to stock a larger range of vegetarian foods.
