merchant

商人、業者

利益を得るために商品を買って売る人や会社。

やさしい英語で： A person or business that buys and sells goods to earn money.

• The merchant sold cloth at the market.
• We bought the wine from a local merchant.
• Merchants brought spices across the sea.

類義語： trader, dealer

よく使う表現： wine merchant, wealthy merchant, local merchant, grain merchant

小売業者、店主

客に直接商品を売る店などを所有したり経営したりする人。

やさしい英語で： Someone who owns or runs a business selling goods directly to customers.

• The merchant accepts credit cards.
• Local merchants kept their shops open late.
• You can buy directly from an online merchant.

類義語： retailer, shopkeeper

よく使う表現： retail merchant, online merchant, merchant account

仲介貿易を行う

海外から商品を買い、自国に入れずに海外で転売すること。

やさしい英語で： To buy goods from someone abroad and resell them abroad without bringing them into your country.

• The company merchants goods between two foreign countries.
• They merchanted grain without bringing it into their home country.
• A resident firm can merchant goods bought and sold abroad.

よく使う表現： merchant goods, merchant overseas goods