Associations to the word «Mercer»

Wiktionary

MERCER, noun. A merchant dealing in fabrics and textiles, especially silks and other fine cloths.
MERCER, proper noun. A surname​.

Dictionary definition

MERCER, noun. A dealer in textiles (especially silks).
MERCER, noun. British maker of printed calico cloth who invented mercerizing (1791-1866).

Wise words

Words - so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in the hands of one who knows how to combine them.
Nathaniel Hawthorne