merchantwoman

English

Etymology

From merchant +‎ woman.

Noun

merchantwoman (plural merchantwomen)

  2. (obsolete) A female merchant (person engaged in trade).
    Synonym: merchantess
    Coordinate term: merchantman
    Near-synonyms: merchant (precisely hypernymous), trader
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