mercer
mercer · mercers
Händler, Stoffhändler, Seidenwarenhändler
A merchant dealing in fabrics and textiles, especially silks and other fine clothsA merchant dealing in fabrics and textiles, especially silks and other fine cloths.
UK/ˈmɜːsə/US/ˈmɝsɚ/
Meaning
1 sensesA merchant dealing in fabrics and textiles, especially silks and other fine cloths.
Händler, Stoffhändler, Seidenwarenhändler
a dealer in textiles (especially silks)
Translations
2 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
A merchant in fabrics and textiles:
Origin
From Anglo-Norman marcer, mercer (“merchant, textile merchant”), from merz (“commodity”) (From Anglo-Norman marcer, mercer (“merchant, textile merchant”), from merz (“commodity”) (from Latin merx).
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Forms
plural: mercersSynonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- British maker of printed calico cloth who invented mercerizing (1791-1866):John Mercer