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Monger

A trader; a dealer; -- now used chiefly in composition; as, fishmonger, ironmonger, newsmonger.

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Narrower term 12

Barterer 76% connected

One who barters.

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Bibliopole 76% connected

One who sells books.

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Bibliopolist 76% connected

Same as Bibliopole.

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Cheesemonger 76% connected

One who deals in cheese.

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Costermonger 76% connected

An apple seller; a hawker of, or dealer in, any kind of fruit or vegetables; a fruiterer.

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Cutler 76% connected

One who makes or deals in cutlery, or knives and other cutting instruments.

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Draper 76% connected

One who sells cloths; a dealer in cloths; as, a draper and tailor.

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Fence 76% connected

That which fends off attack or danger; a defense; a protection; a cover; security; shield.

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Fishmonger 76% connected

A dealer in fish.

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Ironmonger 76% connected

A dealer in iron or hardware.

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Mercer 76% connected

Originally, a dealer in any kind of goods or wares; now restricted to a dealer in textile fabrics, as silks or woolens.

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Slopseller 76% connected

One who sells slops, or ready-made clothes. See 4th Slop, 3.

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Broader term 5

Deal 76% connected

A part or portion; a share; hence, an indefinite quantity, degree, or extent, degree, or extent; as, a deal of time and trouble; a deal of cold.

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Merchandiser 76% connected

A trader.

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Merchant 76% connected

One who traffics on a large scale, especially with foreign countries; a trafficker; a trader.

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Sell 76% connected

Self.

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Trade 76% connected

A track; a trail; a way; a path; also, passage; travel; resort.

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Derivationally related 4

Merchandise 74% connected

The objects of commerce; whatever is usually bought or sold in trade, or market, or by merchants; wares; goods; commodities.

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Merchandise 74% connected

The objects of commerce; whatever is usually bought or sold in trade, or market, or by merchants; wares; goods; commodities.

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Synonym 8

Bargainer 92% connected

One who makes a bargain; -- sometimes in the sense of bargainor.

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Dealer 92% connected

One who deals; one who has to do, or has concern, with others; esp., a trader, a trafficker, a shopkeeper, a broker, or a merchant; as, a dealer in d…

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Hawk 92% connected

One of numerous species and genera of rapacious birds of the family Falconidae. They differ from the true falcons in lacking the prominent tooth and…

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Huckster 92% connected

A retailer of small articles, of provisions, and the like; a peddler; a hawker.

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Peddle 92% connected

To travel about with wares for sale; to go from place to place, or from house to house, for the purpose of retailing goods; as, to peddle without a l…

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Pitch 92% connected

A thick, black, lustrous, and sticky substance obtained by boiling down tar. It is used in calking the seams of ships; also in coating rope, canvas,…

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Trader 92% connected

One engaged in trade or commerce; one who makes a business of buying and selling or of barter; a merchant; a trafficker; as, a trader to the East Ind…

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Vend 92% connected

To transfer to another person for a pecuniary equivalent; to make an object of trade; to dispose of by sale; to sell; as, to vend goods; to vend vege…

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