Salesman vs Merchant - What's the difference?
salesman | merchant |
A man whose job it is to sell things, either in a shop / store or elsewhere.
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.
As nouns the difference between salesman and merchant
is that salesman is a man whose job it is to sell things, either in a shop / store or elsewhere while merchant is a person who traffics in commodities for profit.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
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English
Noun
(salesmen)Antonyms
* saleswomanHypernyms
* salesperson * seller * vendorDerived terms
* salesmanship * travelling salesman * travelling salesman problemmerchant
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
