adjective/maʁ.ʃɑ̃/
merchant; mercantile
Related: galerie marchande, marine marchande
Inherited from Middle French marchand, from Old French marcheant, earlier marchedant, from Vulgar Latin *mercatantem, from the verb *mercatare, from Latin mercatus (“market”).
noun, masculine/maʁ.ʃɑ̃/plural: marchands
seller; vendor; merchant
Related: chandail, Marchand, marchand d'art, marchand de sable, marchand de vin, marchander
Inherited from Middle French marchand, from Old French marcheant, earlier marchedant, from Vulgar Latin *mercatantem, from the verb *mercatare, from Latin mercatus (“market”).