French Conversation · Level 108
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French word
marchand
Pronunciation
IPA/maʁʃɑ̃/
Meaning
- masculine nounmerchant
Example
Le marchand vend des fruits au marché.
The merchant sells fruit at the market.
More examples
Le marchand ambulant vend des pommes au coin de la rue.
The street vendor sells apples at the corner of the street.
Core concept
A person with goods on offer who receives payment in exchange for them.
Common phrases
marchand ambulant
street vendor
marchand de fruits
fruit seller
marchand de journaux
newspaper vendor
Similar words
vendeur: A person who sells goods to customers in a shop or market.
commerçant: A person who owns a shop and sells goods.
marchand ambulant: A traveling seller who moves between locations with a stall or cart.
Definition in French
Personne qui vend des biens, que ce soit au détail ou en gros, en échange d'un paiement.
Word origin
Marchand comes through Old French marcheant from Latin mercatantem, related to mercari, meaning to trade.
Usage tips
- The final d in marchand is silent, and the ending has the nasal vowel heard in words such as enfant.
Other meanings
- shopkeepernoun
- sellernoun
- retailernoun
Related words
- marchanderbargainverb
- marchandisemerchandisenoun
- marchandagehagglingnoun