Archaic/literary verb meaning ‘to trade; to carry on commerce’
Traductions
Throughout the Middle Ages, townsmen would merchant in textiles along the river market.
Tout au long du Moyen Âge, les habitants des villes commerçaient en textiles le long du marché fluvial.
Définitions
(archaic or literary) To engage in trade; to buy and sell commodities for profit. Throughout the Middle Ages, townsmen would merchant in textiles along the river market.
Used attributively before another noun to denote relation to merchants or commerce (e.g., "merchant shipping").
Traductions
Merchant ships carried valuable cargo across the Atlantic.
Les navires marchands transportaient une cargaison précieuse à travers l’Atlantique.
Traductions supplémentaires
commercialPlus général; selon le contexte commercial. Définitions
Relating to merchants, trade, or commercial activities; commercial. Merchant ships carried valuable cargo across the Atlantic.