mercer
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mercer¹
- /ˈmɝsɚ/ Canada, US
- /ˈmɜːsə/ UK
Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)sə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From Anglo-Norman marcer, mercer (“merchant, textile merchant”), from merz (“commodity”) (from Latin merx).
noun mercers
- A merchant dealing in fabrics and textiles, especially silks and other fine cloths. ... Acolastus-Polypragmon-Asotus, is here present (by the help of his mercer, tailor, milliner, sempster, and so forth) at his designed hour...
Mercer²
- /ˈmɝsɚ/ US
Sounds like mercer · Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)sə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
English and Catalan surname, variant of Mercier.
proper noun
- A surname.
- A village on the Waikato River, Waikato region, New Zealand.
- A township in Mercer County, Illinois.
- A township in Adams County, Iowa.
- A town in Somerset County, Maine, named after Hugh Mercer.
- A minor city in Mercer County, Missouri.
- An unincorporated community in Edgecombe County, North Carolina.
- A minor city in McLean County, North Dakota.
- An unincorporated community in Mercer County, Ohio, named after Hugh Mercer; formerly, Milan.
- A township in Butler County, Pennsylvania.
- A borough, the county seat of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Named after Hugh Mercer.
- An unincorporated community in Madison County, Tennessee.
- A town and census-designated place therein, in Iron County, Wisconsin.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: nolin, munson, draper, linen draper, silkman, clothier, merceress, mercerizer, merchant tailor, merchantman, merchandiser, merchant, merchantwoman, merchandizer, clothmaker, woolmonger
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noun A merchant in fabrics and textiles
| Français | mercier |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Händler, Stoffhändler, Seidenwarenhändler |
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title = {mercer},
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