What does mercador in Portuguese mean?

What is the meaning of the word mercador in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use mercador in Portuguese.

The word mercador in Portuguese means merchant, seller, trader, comerciante, mercador, mercador de velas, calar. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word mercador

merchant, seller, trader

comerciante

noun (person)

(substantivo masculino, substantivo feminino: Substantivos que têm os gêneros masculino e feminino. Ex. "menino, menina", "ator, atriz".)
Um comerciante viajante veio à cidade faz um mês.
A traveling merchant came to town about once a month.

mercador

noun ([sb] indulging in [sth] undesirable) (pessoa que gosta de más notícias)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
Don't listen to the merchants of doom and gloom; a bright future awaits us! That man is a gossip merchant; he always has some piece of news about someone.

mercador de velas

noun (dealer in ship supplies)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
The ship was supplied with ropes and rigging by a local chandler.

calar

phrasal verb, transitive, separable (informal, figurative (not listen) (figurado, não ouvir)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
Brian shut out what Kate was saying; he didn't want to know.

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