Synonyms
1. merchant-venturer
noun. a merchant who undertakes a trading venture (especially a venture that sends goods overseas).
Synonyms
- merchandiser
- merchant
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Words that Rhyme with Merchant Ship
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2. ship-breaker
noun. a contractor who buys old ships and breaks them up for scrap.
3. merchant
noun. ['ˈmɝːtʃənt'] a businessperson engaged in retail trade.
Synonyms
- businessperson
- bookdealer
- butcher
- milliner
- salt merchant
- seller
- market keeper
- trader
- modiste
- merchandiser
- vender
- grocer
- retailer
- dealer
- salter
- venturer
- book seller
- jeweler
- jeweller
- clothier
- baker
- bargainer
- schlockmeister
- stationer
- storekeeper
- meatman
- poultryman
- hatmaker
- trafficker
- vendor
- shopkeeper
- marketer
- merchant-venturer
- haberdasher
- tradesman
- bourgeois
- stationery seller
- vintner
- shlockmeister
- hatter
- grain merchant
- retail merchant
- poulterer
- wine merchant
- rug merchant
Antonyms
- upper-class
- socialistic
Etymology
- marchant (Middle English (1100-1500))
- marchant (Anglo-Norman)
4. air-ship
verb. transport (cargo) by air.
Synonyms
- air-freight
- airfreight
5. ship
noun. ['ˈʃɪp'] a vessel that carries passengers or freight.
Synonyms
- icebreaker
- gas-turbine ship
- cargo ship
- screw
- spar
- fo'c'sle
- cookhouse
- skeleton
- passenger ship
- cargo hold
- sister ship
- top
- hold
- log
- whaling ship
- funnel
- stern
- tail
- minesweeper
- training ship
- fin
- porthole
- bulwark
- iceboat
- flagship
- winch
- combat ship
- gyrostabilizer
- ratline
- watercraft
- bulkhead
- quarter
- sea anchor
- galley
- school ship
- bilge pump
- poop
- fleet
- wreck
- supply ship
- sheet
- war vessel
- deck
- ship's galley
- underframe
- minelayer
- steamship
- troopship
- three-decker
- nuclear-powered ship
- shroud
- storage area
- slave ship
- caboose
- derelict
- shipwreck
- tack
- bilge well
- helm
- ridge rope
- pirate
- bay
- cargo deck
- lubber's hole
- windlass
- hospital ship
- warship
- superstructure
- whaler
- screw propeller
- cargo area
- hulk
- vessel
- weather sheet
- drogue
- lightship
- ratlin
- small ship
- forecastle
- riding bitt
- gyrostabiliser
- after part
- crow's nest
- frame
- transport ship
- skeletal frame
- steamer
- blockade-runner
- pirate ship
- davit
- topside
- cargo vessel
- abandoned ship
- tender
- treasure ship
Antonyms
- unscrew
- maximum
- foot
- worst
Etymology
- ship (Middle English (1100-1500))
6. ship
verb. ['ˈʃɪp'] transport commercially.
Synonyms
- forward
- barge
- despatch
- send off
- send on
- send
- railroad
- dispatch
- displace
- move
Antonyms
- let go of
- defy
- surrender
- exclude
Etymology
- ship (Middle English (1100-1500))
7. ship
verb. ['ˈʃɪp'] go on board.
Synonyms
- board
- enplane
- emplane
- embark
Antonyms
- disembark
- start
- let
- uncover
Etymology
- ship (Middle English (1100-1500))
8. ship
verb. ['ˈʃɪp'] place on board a ship.
Synonyms
- place
- reship
- pose
- lay
- put
- position
Antonyms
- bottom
- low
- derestrict
- deny
Etymology
- ship (Middle English (1100-1500))
9. ship
verb. ['ˈʃɪp'] hire for work on a ship.
Synonyms
- engage
- employ
Antonyms
- front
- placable
- fancy
Etymology
- ship (Middle English (1100-1500))
10. ship
verb. ['ˈʃɪp'] travel by ship.
Synonyms
- travel
Antonyms
- disagree
- lose
Etymology
- ship (Middle English (1100-1500))
Example sentences of the word merchant-ship
1. Noun Phrase
He started out as privateer for the British government, capturing enemy merchant ships, plundering them and dividing the goods with officials.