The English term, merchant comes from the Middle English, marchant, which is derived from Anglo … See more

Broadly, merchants can be classified into two categories:
• A wholesale merchant operates in the chain between the producer and retail merchant, typically dealing in large quantities o… See more

Merchants have existed as long as humans have conducted business, trade or commerce. A merchant class operated in many pre-modern societies. Open-air, public markets, where merchants and traders con… See more

Elizabeth Honig has argued that artists, especially the Dutch painters of Antwerp, developed a fascination with merchants from the mid-16th century. At this time, the economy was undergoing profound changes – … See more

• Barker (occupation)
• Businessperson
• Chapmen
• Commerce
• Costermonger… See more

• Adams Julia. The Familial State. Ruling Families and Merchant Capitalism in Early Modern Europe (Cornell University Press, 2005)
• Braudel, F. The Wheels of Commerce: Civilization and Capitalism, 15th to 18t… See more

• The dictionary definition of merchant at Wiktionary
• Media related to Merchants at Wikimedia Commons
• Quotations related to Merchant at Wikiquote… See more