mercer | sense examples, Usage and Definition from wordnet dictionary online

Noun mercer has 2 senses

mercer - a dealer in textiles (especially silks)
--₁ is a kind of trader, bargainer, dealer, monger
Mercer, John Mercer - British maker of printed calico cloth who invented mercerizing (1791-1866)
--₂ is a kind of manufacturer, producer

Derived form: verb mercerize₁

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