"merchantess" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "From merchant + -ess.",
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      "form": "merchantesses",
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  "pos": "noun",
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      "glosses": [
        "A female merchant."
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        "(obsolete) A female merchant."
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        {
          "word": "merchantwoman"
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  "word": "merchantess"
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  "etymology_text": "From merchant + -ess.",
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    {
      "form": "merchantesses",
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  "pos": "noun",
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      "glosses": [
        "A female merchant."
      ],
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        "(obsolete) A female merchant."
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    {
      "word": "merchantwoman"
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  "word": "merchantess"
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