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mercer

/ˈmɜːsə/MUR-sur
/ˈmɝsɚ/MUR-sur

Meaninga mercer, trader

Common meaning: a dealer in fabrics

Journey through time

  1. Late Latinmercerius‘a mercer, trader’source
  2. Middle Englishmercersource
  3. Englishmercer‘a dealer in fabrics’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Late Latin mercerius ‘a mercer, trader’.

Roots

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