merchant

S2 W2

BrE /ˈmɜːtʃənt/ AmE /ˈmɜːrtʃənt/

noun en → es

1 BUSINESS PERSON [singular] B1

a person who buys and sells goods, especially in a market or shop

comerciante, mercader

  • a merchant of something

Collocations merchant of spices · local merchants

  • He is a spice merchant.

    Él es un comerciante de especias.

2 ONLINE SELLER [singular] B2

a person or company that sells goods online, often through an e-commerce platform

vendedor en línea, comerciante electrónico

  • an online merchant

Collocations online merchant account · merchant services

  • She started her own online merchant business.

    Ella comenzó su propio negocio como vendedora en línea.