foodmerchant
nounUK /ˈfuːdˌmɜːtʃənt/
US /ˈfuːdˌmɜːrtʃənt/
A food merchant is a person who sells food.
The food merchant sold fresh fruit at the market.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. A company or business that buys and sells food in large amounts.
The food merchant delivered boxes of rice to the restaurant.
3. A person who trades food between towns or countries.
The food merchant traveled by ship to sell spices.
4. A seller of a particular kind of food, such as a fish merchant.
The fish food merchant had fresh catch every morning.