Etymology

mercer

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Today it means: A merchant dealing in fabrics and textiles, especially silks and other fine cloths. Full definition →

Anglo-Norman marcer ← Latin merx
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mercer · noun1

  1. Latin · derived frommerx
  2. Anglo-Norman · derived frommarcer
  3. English todaymercer

From Anglo-Norman marcer, mercer (“merchant, textile merchant”), from merz (“commodity”) (from Latin merx).

Mercer · proper noun2

English and Catalan surname, variant of Mercier.

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