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Webster 1913 Edition

Merchantman

Mer′chant-man

,

Noun.

;

pl.

Merchantmen

.

1.

A merchant.

[Obs.]

Matt. xiii. 45.

2.

A trading vessel; a ship employed in the transportation of goods,

as, distinguished from a man-of-war

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Webster 1828 Edition

Merchantman

MER'CHANTMAN

,

Noun.

A ship or vessel employed in the transportation of goods, as distinguished from a ship of war.