English → Latin
“merchant” in Latin
mercātormerchant, trader, wholesale dealer; dealer, speculatornegōtiorto do business; to act as banker; to trade, traffic
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
merchant
qui rem gerit et lucrum facit (general term, one who follows a business for gain): mercator (especially a wholesale dealer, who sails in his own ship): negotiator (an agent for the supply of corn, business of exchange, etc.): to be a considerable merchant, non ignobilem mercaturam facere.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for merchant?
- The usual Latin words for “merchant” are mercātor, negōtior. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.