"merchantman" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: merchantmen [plural]
Etymology: From merchant + -man. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|merchant|man}} merchant + -man Head templates: {{en-noun|merchantmen}} merchantman (plural merchantmen)
  1. (obsolete) A merchant. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-merchantman-en-noun-mXdRtDU9
  2. A cargo ship, engaged in commercial activities, as opposed to a warship.
    Sense id: en-merchantman-en-noun-JYPqp-rQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -man, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 97 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -man: 9 91 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 95 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 96
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: armed merchantman

Inflected forms

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