mer·chant·man /ˈmɝʧəntmən/
商船,商人
Mer·chant·man n.; pl. Merchantmen
1. A merchant. [Obs.]
2. A trading vessel; a ship employed in the transportation of goods, as, distinguished from a man-of-war.
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merchantman
n : a cargo ship; "they did much of their overseas trade in
foreign bottoms" [syn: bottom, freighter, merchant
ship]