MERCER as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a dealer in textiles (especially silks)
   Hypernyms(s) mercer is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • trader (what does trader mean?)
   • bargainer (what does bargainer mean?)
   • dealer (what does dealer mean?)
   • monger (what does monger mean?)
2. Meaning
   • British maker of printed calico cloth who invented mercerizing (1791-1866)
   Synonym(s)
   • John Mercer (what does John Mercer mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) Mercer is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • manufacturer (what does manufacturer mean?)
   • producer (what does producer mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • mercerize (what does mercerize mean?)
   • mercerise (what does mercerise mean?)