mercer

== English == === Etymology === From Anglo-Norman marcer, mercer (“merchant, textile merchant”), from merz (“commodity”) (from Latin merx). === Pronunciation === (US, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈmɝsɚ/ (UK) IPA(key): /ˈmɜːsə/ Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)sə(ɹ) === Noun === mercer (plural mercers) A merchant dealing in fabrics and textiles, especially silks and other fine cloths. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== haberdasher === Anagrams === Cremer == Catalan == === Etymology === Either from Vulgar Latin *merciārius or from Old Catalan merç (“commodity”), both ultimately from Latin merx (“merchandise, goods”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern) [mərˈse̞] IPA(key): (Balearic, Central) [mərˈse] IPA(key): (Valencia) [meɾˈseɾ] IPA(key): (Northwestern) [merˈse] === Noun === mercer m (plural mercers, feminine mercera, feminine plural merceres) mercer haberdasher ==== Derived terms ==== merceria === Further reading === “mercer”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == Latin == === Verb === mercer first-person singular present active subjunctive of mercor