merchantman vs bottom

merchantman and bottom both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
merchantman	Yes	No	No	No
bottom	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As nouns, merchantman and bottom are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of merchantman include freighter, merchant ship.

merchantman (noun)	bottom (noun)
a cargo ship	a cargo ship
	the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
	the lower side of anything
	the lowest part of anything
	a depression forming the ground under a body of water
	low-lying alluvial land near a river
	the second half of an inning; while the home team is at bat

merchantman (adjective)	bottom (adjective)
	situated at the bottom or lowest position
	the lowest rank

merchantman (verb)	bottom (verb)
	come to understand
	strike the ground, as with a ship's bottom
	provide with a bottom or a seat