(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 1:07:55

Mer"cer (?), n. [F. mercier, fr. L. merx, mercis, wares, merchandise. See Merchant.]

Originally, a dealer in any kind of goods or wares; now restricted to a dealer in textile fabrics, as silks or woolens.

[Eng.]

 

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