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mercātor, ōris, m. id., a trader, merchant, esp. a wholesale dealer (opp. to caupo, a retailer; class.). Lit.: venalicii mercatoresque, Cic. Or. 70, 232: multi ad eos mercatores ventitant, Caes. B. G. 4, 3. — Transf. A dealer, speculator: non consules, sed mercatores provinciarum, Cic. post Red. in Sen. 4, 10.—Rarely of a petty dealer: vilis sacci mercator olentis, Juv. 14, 269.— A buyer, purchaser: signorum, Cic. Verr. 1, 20, 60: veneni, Juv. 13, 154.

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Headword:

mercātor

Headword (normalized):

mercātor

Headword (normalized/stripped):

mercator

IDX:

28781

URN:

urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lat.ls.perseus-eng2-n28760

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mercator

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