mercer

American  

[mur-ser] / ˈmɜr sər /

noun

Chiefly British.

1. a dealer in textile fabrics; dry-goods merchant.

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Mercer ¹ British  

/ ˈmɜːsə /

noun

1. Johnny , full name John Herndon Mercer. 1909–76, US popular songwriter and singer. His most popular songs include "Blues in the Night" (1941) and "Moon River" (1961)

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mercer ² British  

/ ˈmɜːsə /

noun

1. a dealer in textile fabrics and fine cloth

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Other Word Forms

• mercery noun

Etymology

Origin of mercer

1150–1200; Middle English < Anglo-French; Old French mercier merchant, equivalent to merz merchandise (< Latin merx, accusative mercem ) + -ier -ier ²; see -er ²

Example Sentences

UConn: UConn, which beat mercer 83-38 in the first round, improves to 18-3 as a No. 2 seed and 29-2 all-time in the second round, where they last lost in 1992.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 21, 2022

One of them, the mercer William Caxton, saw the potential of this type of literature if circulated in print.

From The Guardian • Jul. 22, 2011

A prosperous Bordeaux mercer has the misfortune to upset his gig in a ditch.

From Time Magazine Archive

The lovely ladies flocked within, And still would each one say, "Good mercer, be the ships come up?"

From The Land of Song, Book II For lower grammar grades by Various

You may think, perhaps, that it will be for the advantage of the mercer, or the linen-draper?

From The Wanderer (Volume 3 of 5) or, Female Difficulties by Burney, Fanny