Roget's Thesaurus eBook

Peter Roget
This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 925 pages of information about Roget's Thesaurus.

Roget's Thesaurus eBook

Peter Roget
This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 925 pages of information about Roget's Thesaurus.

     #797.  Merchant.—­ N. merchant, trader, dealer, monger, chandler,
salesman; changer; regrater[obs3]; shopkeeper, shopman[obs3]; tradesman, tradespeople, tradesfolk.
     retailer; chapman, hawker, huckster, higgler[obs3]; pedlar,
colporteur, cadger, Autolycus[obs3]; sutler[obs3], vivandiere[obs3]; costerman[obs3], costermonger[obs3]; tallyman; camelot; faker; vintner.
     money broker, money changer, money lender; cambist[obs3], usurer,
moneyer[obs3], banker.
     jobber; broker &c. (agent) 758; buyer &c. 795; seller &c.796; bear,
bull.
     concern; firm &c. (partnership) 712.

#798.  Merchandise.—­ N. merchandise, ware, commodity, effects, goods, article, stock, product, produce, staple commodity; stock in trade &c. (store) 636; cargo &c. (contents) 190.

     #799.  Mart.—­ N. mart; market, marketplace; fair, bazaar, staple,
exchange, change, bourse, hall, guildhall; tollbooth, customhouse; Tattersall’s.
     stall, booth, stand, newsstand; cart, wagon.
     wharf; office, chambers, countinghouse, bureau; counter, compter[Fr].
     shop, emporium, establishment; store &c.636; department store, general
store, five and ten, variety store, co-op, finding store [U.S.], grindery warehouse[obs3].
     [food stores:  list] grocery, supermarket, candy store, sweet shop,
confectionery, bakery, greengrocer, delicatessen, bakeshop, butcher shop, fish store, farmers’ market, mom and pop store, dairy, health food store.
     [specialized stores:  list] tobacco shop, tobacco store, tobacconists,
cigar store, hardware store, jewelry shop, bookstore, liquor store, gun shop, rod and reel shop, furniture store, drugstore, chemist’s [British], florist, flower shop, shoe store, stationer, stationer’s, electronics shop, telephone store, music store, record shop, fur store, sporting goods store, video store, video rental store; lumber store, lumber yard, home improvements store, home improvement center; gas station, auto repair shop, auto dealer, used car dealer.
     mall, suburban mall, commons, pedestrian mall; shopping street.
     surplus store, army-navy surplus store.
     [locations where used articles are sold] auction; flea market; yard
sale, garage sale; pawn shop; antiques store; second-hand store, second time around shop, thrift shop.
     warehouse, wareroom[obs3]; depot, interposit[obs3], entrepot[Fr].
     market-overt.
     real-estate broker.
     vending machine.

—­ here add entry for stock market (financial instruments market ) and
securities —­

     #799a.  Stock Market [specialized markets for financial instruments] —­
N. stock market, stock exchange, securities exchange; bourse, board; the
big board, the New York Stock Exchange; the market, the open market; over-
the-counter market; privately traded issues.
     commodities exchange, futures exchange, futures market.

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