merchant
nounmasculine/feminine/nɨɣuˈsjɐ̃tɨ/medium
ne·go·ci·an·te
Definition
A person who buys and sells commodities for profit; a trader.
The merchant imported spices from the East.
He was a successful merchant in the city.
Common collocations
wealthy merchantmerchant shipmerchant bank
Etymology
Derivação do verbo 'negociar' + sufixo '-ante'.