Associations to the word «Merchantman»

Wiktionary

MERCHANTMAN, noun. (obsolete) merchant
MERCHANTMAN, noun. A cargo ship -- engaged in commercial activities, as opposed to a warship

Dictionary definition

MERCHANTMAN, noun. A cargo ship; "they did much of their overseas trade in foreign bottoms".

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley