marchand

Definitions of marchand
  1. noun
    someone who promotes or exchanges goods or services for money
    synonyms: vendeur
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    fruitier
    a person who sells fruit
    camelot, racoleur
    a seller of shoddy goods
    camelot, colporteur, marchand ambulant, racoleur
    someone who travels about selling his wares (as on the streets or at carnivals)
    dealer
    an unlicensed dealer in illegal drugs
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    commerçant
    a businessperson engaged in retail trade
  2. noun
    someone who purchases and maintains an inventory of goods to be sold
    synonyms: commerçant
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    marchand des quatre saisons
    a hawker of fruit and vegetables from a barrow
    poissonnier
    someone who sells fish
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    commerçant
    a businessperson engaged in retail trade
  3. noun
    the major party to a financial transaction at a stock exchange; buys and sells for his own account
    synonyms: négociant
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    financier
    a person skilled in large scale financial transactions
  4. noun
    a businessperson engaged in retail trade
    synonyms: commerçant
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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
    vendeur
    someone who promotes or exchanges goods or services for money
    commerçant, commerçante
    a merchant who owns or manages a shop
    commerçant
    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)
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    homme d'affaires
    a capitalist who engages in industrial commercial enterprise
  5. noun
    a firm engaged in trading
    synonyms: négociant
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    firme, maison
    the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments
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