merchant venturer

noun

A late-medieval organiser of trading expeditions, especially one belonging to the Society of Merchant Venturers.

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Meanings

nounmerchant venturer (plural merchant venturers)

plural merchant venturers

  1. historicalA late-medieval organiser of trading expeditions, especially one belonging to the Society of Merchant Venturers.
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