"marcantant" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From Italian mercatante. See merchant. Etymology templates: {{der|en|it|mercatante}} Italian mercatante Head templates: {{en-noun|!}} marcantant (plural not attested)
  1. (obsolete, nonce word) A merchant. Tags: no-plural, nonce-word, obsolete
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