merchantish

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adjective

Resembling or characteristic of a merchant.

Similar
mercatorialmerchantly
OriginEnglish merchant ← Middle English marchaunt ← Anglo-Norman marchaunt →
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Meanings

adjectivemerchantish (comparative more merchantish, superlative most merchantish)

comparative more merchantish · superlative most merchantish

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a merchant.

    Synonyms: mercatorial, merchantly

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveResembling or characteristic of a merchant.

Similar
mercatorialmerchantly

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*merks
  2. Latinmerx
  3. Latinmercor
  4. Latinmercāns
  5. Anglo-Normanmarchaunt
  6. Middle Englishmarchaunt
  7. Englishmerchant
  8. Englishmerchantish

From merchant + -ish.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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