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a mercer
mercer 是可数名词，指经营绸缎等纺织品的商人。
He was a mercer in the old city.
他是老城里的布商。
布商；绸缎商人；呢绒布商
mercers — plural of mercer
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
布商；绸缎商人；呢绒布商
a dealer in textiles, especially silks
He was a mercer in the old city.
他是老城里的布商。
经营织物和纺织品(尤其是丝绸和其他精细布料)的商人。
A merchant dealing in fabrics and textiles, especially silks and other fine cloths.
The mercer displayed bolts of silk and velvet in his shop window.
那个绸缎商在橱窗里陈列着一匹匹丝绸和天鹅绒。
She bought lace from a local mercer who had been in the trade for decades.
她从一位经营了几十年纺织品生意的本地布商那里买了蕾丝。
Mercers often travel to textile fairs to find new fabrics.
布商们常常去纺织品博览会寻找新面料。
mercer 是可数名词，指经营绸缎等纺织品的商人。
He was a mercer in the old city.
他是老城里的布商。
She became a mercer after learning the trade.
她学会这门手艺后成了一名布商。
He worked as a mercer in London for many years.
他在伦敦做了多年布商。
Not this
The mercer sells vegetables at the market.
Use this
The merchant sells vegetables at the market.
mercer 特指经营纺织品（尤其丝绸）的商人，不能用来指卖蔬菜的普通商人；要表达泛指商人或经营其他商品的商人，应用 merchant。
Not this
She is mercer and sells silk.
Use this
She is a mercer and sells silk.
mercer 是可数名词，单数形式作表语时需加不定冠词 a；汉语没有冠词，学习者容易漏掉，补上 a 后句子才符合英语语法。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
丝绸商人
The silk mercer imported fine cloth from Italy.
这位丝绸商人从意大利进口精美布料。
布商店铺
She found the ribbon at a mercer's shop on the high street.
她在大街的一家布商店铺找到了那条缎带。
默瑟公司（伦敦布料商行会）
His father was a member of the Mercers' Company.
他父亲是默瑟公司的成员。
纺织品商人
The textile mercer supplied fabrics to local tailors.
这位纺织品商人为当地裁缝供应面料。
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mercer 以 mer 开头，像 merchant（商人），可联想成在集市上卖丝绸布匹的商人。
语域：formal 常见场景：历史贸易与商业档案、英式正式书面语 mercer 指销售纺织品（尤指丝绸）的商人，属于较正式且略带古雅的词；现代日常口语中更常用 fabric merchant 或 cloth merchant，这个词多出现在历史叙述或英式正式写作中。
In the British pronunciation given, mercer /ˈməːsə/ rhymes with purser, bursar and cursor. Beware grocer, saucer and dancer: they also end in -cer but have different vowel sounds, so they do not rhyme.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.