merchant
111merchant bank — n a bank that provides services for businesses >merchant banker n …
112merchant seaman — n a sailor in the merchant navy …
113Merchant-Ivory — Merchant I|vo|ry trademark a respected British film company started by the ↑producer Ismail Merchant (1936 ) and the ↑director James Ivory (1928 ). Many of their films, such as A Room with a View (1983), Howards End (1991), and The Remains of the …
114merchant navy — noun uncount BRITISH the MERCHANT MARINE …
115merchant seaman — noun count a sailor in the MERCHANT MARINE …
116merchant bank — merchant banks N COUNT A merchant bank is a bank that deals mainly with firms, investment, and foreign trade, rather than with the public. [mainly BRIT; also AM, TECHNICAL] …
117merchant navy — (US merchant marine) ► NOUN ▪ a country s commercial shipping …
118Merchant of Venice — The 1. a comedy (c. 1596) by Shakespeare 2. Antonio, the merchant of the play who borrows money from SHYLOCK …
119merchant vessel — merchant ship or merchant vessel, a trading vessel; merchantman …
120merchant marine — mer chant ma*rine , n. The ships owned by nationals of a particular country that are engaged in civilian commerce; also, the personnel operating those vessels. Distinguished from the {navy}, which contains the vessels of war. [PJC] …