Associations to the word «Merchantman»

Wiktionary

MERCHANTMAN, noun. (obsolete) merchant
MERCHANTMAN, noun. A cargo ship -- engaged in commercial activities, as opposed to a warship

Dictionary definition

MERCHANTMAN, noun. A cargo ship; "they did much of their overseas trade in foreign bottoms".

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.