The English term, merchant comes from the Middle English, marchant, which is derived from Anglo-Norman marchaunt, which itself originated from the Vulgar Latin mercatant or … See more

Merchants in antiquity
Merchants have existed as long as humans have conducted business, trade or commerce. A merchant class operated in many See more

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• The dictionary definition of merchant at Wiktionary
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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 of goods. In other words, a wholesaler does … See more

Elizabeth Honig has argued that artists, especially the painters of Antwerp, developed a fascination with merchants from the mid-16th … See more

• Adams Julia. The Familial State. Ruling Families and Merchant Capitalism in Early Modern Europe (Cornell University Press, 2005)
• Braudel, … See more