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Convoy :: Convoy (v. t.) To accompany for protection, either by sea or land; to attend for protection; to escort; as, a frigate convoys a merchantman..

Marcantant :: Marcantant (n.) A merchant.

Forwarder :: Forwarder (n.) One who sends forward anything; (Com.) one who transmits goods; a forwarding merchant.

-ant :: -ant () A suffix sometimes marking the agent for action; as, merchant, covenant, servant, pleasant, etc. Cf. -ent..

Bourse :: Bourse (n.) An exchange, or place where merchants, bankers, etc., meet for business at certain hours; esp., the Stock Exchange of Paris..

Unmerchantable :: Unmerchantable (a.) Not merchantable; not fit for market; being of a kind, quality, or quantity that is unsalable..

Bilander :: Bilander (n.) A small two-masted merchant vessel, fitted only for coasting, or for use in canals, as in Holland..

Banian :: Banian (n.) A Hindoo trader, merchant, cashier, or money changer..

Countourhouse :: Countourhouse (n.) A merchant's office; a countinghouse.

Consulage :: Consulage (n.) A duty or tax paid by merchants for the protection of their commerce by means of a consul in a foreign place.

Prince :: Prince (a.) The chief of any body of men; one at the head of a class or profession; one who is preeminent; as, a merchant prince; a prince of players..

Strong :: Strong (superl.) Having great wealth, means, or resources; as, a strong house, or company of merchants..

Passport :: Passport (n.) A document carried by neutral merchant vessels in time of war, to certify their nationality and protect them from belligerents; a sea letter..

Argosy :: Argosy (n.) A large ship, esp. a merchant vessel of the largest size..

Lex :: Lex (n.) Law; as, lex talionis, the law of retaliation; lex terrae, the law of the land; lex fori, the law of the forum or court; lex loci, the law of the place; lex mercatoria, the law or custom of merchants..

Merchant :: Merchant (n.) One who keeps a store or shop for the sale of goods; a shopkeeper.

Master :: Master (n.) The commander of a merchant vessel; -- usually called captain. Also, a commissioned officer in the navy ranking next above ensign and below lieutenant; formerly, an officer on a man-of-war who had immediate charge, under the commander, of sailing the vessel..

Hansard :: Hansard (n.) A merchant of one of the Hanse towns. See the Note under 2d Hanse.

Mercantile :: Mercantile (a.) Of or pertaining to merchants, or the business of merchants; having to do with trade, or the buying and selling of commodities; commercial..

Discount :: Discount (v.) To deduct from an account, debt, charge, and the like; to make an abatement of; as, merchants sometimes discount five or six per cent for prompt payment of bills..

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