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merchant vs dealer

dealer vs merchant

merchant and dealer both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
merchant Yes No No No
dealer Yes No No No
As nouns, dealer is a hyponym of merchant; that is, dealer is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than merchant:
  • merchant: a businessperson engaged in retail trade
  • dealer: someone who purchases and maintains an inventory of goods to be sold
Other hyponyms of merchant include baker, book seller, bookdealer, butcher, meatman, clothier, haberdasher, grain merchant, grocer, hatmaker, hatter, milliner, modiste, jeweler, jeweller, poulterer, poultryman, retail merchant, retailer, rug merchant, salt merchant, salter, schlockmeister, shlockmeister, marketer, seller, trafficker, vender, vendor, market keeper, shopkeeper, storekeeper, tradesman, stationer, stationery seller, bargainer, monger, trader, merchant-venturer, venturer, vintner, wine merchant.
merchant (noun) dealer (noun)
a businessperson engaged in retail trade a firm engaged in trading
a seller of illicit goods
the person who distributes the playing cards in a card game
someone who purchases and maintains an inventory of goods to be sold
the major party to a financial transaction at a stock exchange; buys and sells for his own account
Difference between merchant and dealer

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