commerçant

Definitions of commerçant
  1. noun
    someone who purchases and maintains an inventory of goods to be sold
    synonyms: marchand
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    marchand des quatre saisons
    a hawker of fruit and vegetables from a barrow
    poissonnier
    someone who sells fish
    type of:
    marchand
    a businessperson engaged in retail trade
  2. noun
    a businessperson engaged in retail trade
    synonyms: marchand
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    boulanger
    someone who bakes commercially
    boucher
    a retailer of meat
    marchand de légumes, épicier
    a retail merchant who sells foodstuffs (and some household supplies)
    bijoutier
    someone in the business of selling jewelry
    marchand de volailles, marchande de volailles, volailler
    a dealer in poultry and poultry products
    détaillant, marchand en détail
    a merchant who sells goods at retail
    marchand, vendeur
    someone who promotes or exchanges goods or services for money
    commerçante
    a merchant who owns or manages a shop
    marchand
    someone who purchases and maintains an inventory of goods to be sold
    marchand de vin, marchande de vin
    someone who sells wine
    marchand des quatre saisons
    a hawker of fruit and vegetables from a barrow
    poissonnier
    someone who sells fish
    fruitier
    a person who sells fruit
    camelot, racoleur
    a seller of shoddy goods
    détenteur d'une patente
    someone to whom a license is granted
    camelot, colporteur, marchand ambulant, racoleur
    someone who travels about selling his wares (as on the streets or at carnivals)
    type of:
    homme d'affaires
    a capitalist who engages in industrial commercial enterprise
  3. noun
    a merchant who owns or manages a shop
    synonyms: commerçante
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    type of:
    marchand
    a businessperson engaged in retail trade
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