Synonyms of merchants

merchants

noun

plural of merchant

as in traders

a buyer and seller of goods for profit

free trade agreements that are favored by merchants on both sides of the border

Synonyms & Similar Words

• traders
• dealers
• retailers
• businessmen
• traffickers
• buyers
• tradesmen
• vendors
• entrepreneurs
• merchandisers
• purchasers
• distributors
• marketers
• sellers
• shopkeepers
• peddlers
• suppliers
• storekeepers
• wholesalers
• providers
• hawkers
• middlemen
• hucksters
• monopolists
• purveyors
• enterprisers
• hustlers
• jobbers
• provisioners
• engrossers

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of merchants

What struck me most was that independent merchants weren’t necessarily missing because AI couldn’t find them. — Dax Dasilva, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026

But in the early 1800s, Charleston was a bustling commercial hub, and Jewish merchants from a variety of backgrounds gravitated there in search of security and new opportunities. — Ashley Walters, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2026

Roughly 50% of the merchants that Adyen surveyed reported an increase in the number of false declines—legitimate orders that overzealous fraud filters reject. — Mark Beare, Forbes.com, 28 Sep. 2026

The director follows the couple in their rounds of collecting, interviewing the merchants at an antique shop and a rug shop about this distinctive pair of customers. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2026

The same loans that make homeownership possible for millions of families are still available to these housing merchants. — Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2026

On Tuesday, arsonists set ablaze at least three vehicles, including a taxi and a public bus, and armed men threatened merchants in broad daylight, plunging the city into fear. — ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026

On the other will be e-commerce enablers like Shopify, whose primary relationship is with merchants, and which makes money from licensing storefront software, fulfillment services, and financing. — Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 22 Sep. 2026

Founded in 1859, Kimmswick was once a bustling river port and a popular steamboat stop, and was also home to immigrants, craftspeople, entrepreneurs, and merchants. — Erika Ebsworth-Goold, Travel + Leisure, 19 Sep. 2026