merchantlike

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adjective

Befitting a good merchant; fair, honest, above board.

Similar
merchantly
OriginProto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English merchant →
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Meanings

adjectivemerchantlike (comparative more merchantlike, superlative most merchantlike)

comparative more merchantlike · superlative most merchantlike

  1. Befitting a good merchant; fair, honest, above board.

    Synonyms: merchantly

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveBefitting a good merchant; fair, honest, above board.

Similar
merchantly

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*merks
  2. Latinmerx
  3. Latinmercor
  4. Latinmercāns
  5. Anglo-Normanmarchaunt
  6. Middle Englishmarchaunt
  7. Englishmerchant
  8. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  9. Proto-Germanic*līką
  10. Englishmerchantlike

From merchant + -like.

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APA

merchantlike. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/merchantlike

MLA

“merchantlike.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/merchantlike. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “merchantlike,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/merchantlike.

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