marchand

See also: Marchand

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French marchand, from Old French marcheant, earlier marchedant, from Vulgar Latin *mercatantem, from the verb *mercatare, from Latin mercatus (“market”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maʁ.ʃɑ̃/

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• Homophones: marchands, marchant, marchants

Adjective

marchand (feminine marchande, masculine plural marchands, feminine plural marchandes)

1. (relational) merchant; mercantile

Derived terms

• galerie marchande
• marine marchande

Noun

marchand m (plural marchands, feminine marchande)

1. seller; vendor; merchant

Derived terms

• chandail
• Marchand
• marchand d'art
• marchand de sable
• marchand de vin
• marchander
  • marchandage
• marchandise
  • marchandiser
    • démarchandiser
    • marchandisable
    • marchandisage
    • marchandisation
    • remarchandiser

Descendants

• Haitian Creole: machann
• → Portuguese: marchand

Related terms

• marché
• mercantile
• mercantilisme
• mercantiliste

Further reading

• “marchand”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Middle French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French marcheant.

Noun

marchand m (plural marchands)

1. vendor; seller

Descendants

• French: marchand
  • Haitian Creole: machann
  • → Portuguese: marchand

References

• marchand on Dictionnaire du Moyen Français (1330–1500) (in French)

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French marchand.

Noun

marchand m or f by sense (plural marchands)

1. art dealer

References

• “marchand”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Further reading

• “marchand”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026