merchantwoman

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noun

A female merchant (person engaged in trade).

“Near-synonyms: merchant (precisely hypernymous), trader”

Similar
merchantessmerchanttrader
OriginMiddle English woman ← Old English wīfmann ← Proto-West Germanic *mann →
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Meanings

nounmerchantwoman (plural merchantwomen)

plural merchantwomen

  1. obsoleteA female merchant (person engaged in trade).

    Near-synonyms: merchant (precisely hypernymous), trader

    Synonyms: merchantess, merchant, trader

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA female merchant (person engaged in trade).

Similar
merchantessmerchanttrader
Also see
merchantess

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*merks
  2. Latinmerx
  3. Latinmercor
  4. Latinmercāns
  5. Anglo-Normanmarchaunt
  6. Middle Englishmarchaunt
  7. Englishmerchant
  8. Proto-Germanic*wībą
  9. Proto-West Germanic*wīb
  10. Old Englishwīf
  11. Proto-Indo-European*mon-
  12. Proto-Germanic*mann-
  13. Proto-West Germanic*mann
  14. Old Englishmann
  15. Old Englishwīfmann
  16. Middle Englishwoman
  17. Englishmerchantwoman

From merchant + -woman.

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APA

merchantwoman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/merchantwoman

MLA

“merchantwoman.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/merchantwoman. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “merchantwoman,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/merchantwoman.

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