negotiant

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negotiant

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From French négociant, or its source, Latin negōtiant-, probably via Italian negoziante (“merchant”).

noun negotiants

archaic, historical Someone who conducts negotiations; a negotiator, an agent. Ambassadors, negotiants, and generally all other ministers of mean fortune, in conversation with princes and superiors, must use great respect
obsolete A trader or merchant; a businessman; a financier. Such was the scarcity of bread, that a French gentleman told me, that, the day preceding the taking of the Bastille, he was invited to dine with a Negotiant, and, when he went, was informed that a servant had been out five hours in search of bread, and had at last been able to purchase only one loaf

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@misc{negotiant_2026,
  title = {negotiant},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/negotiant},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}