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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a cargo ship; "they did much of their overseas trade in foreign bottoms" [syn: bottom, freighter, merchantman, merchant ship]

Merriam Webster's

noun Date: 15th century merchantman 2

U.S. Military Dictionary

(*) A vessel engaged in mercantile trade except river craft, estuarial craft, or craft which operate solely within harbor limits.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Merchant Mer"chant, a. Of, pertaining to, or employed in, trade or merchandise; as, the merchant service. Merchant bar, Merchant iron or steel, certain common sizes of wrought iron and steel bars. Merchant service, the mercantile marine of a country. --Am. Cyc. Merchant ship, a ship employed in commerce. Merchant tailor, a tailor who keeps and sells materials for the garments which he makes.





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