marcantant

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noun

A merchant.

OriginItalian mercatante →
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Meanings

nounmarcantant (plural not attested)
  1. no pluralnonce wordobsoleteA merchant.

    Master, a marcantant or a pedant, / I know not what – but formal in apparel, / In gait and countenance surely like a father.

    c. 1590–1592, William Shakespeare, The Taming of the Shrew, act 4, scene 2

Origin

  1. Italianmercatante
  2. Englishmarcantant

From Italian mercatante. See merchant.

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APA

marcantant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/marcantant

MLA

“marcantant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/marcantant. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “marcantant,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/marcantant.

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