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One who traffics on a large scale, especially with foreign countries; a trafficker; a trader. Others, like merchants, venture trade abroad. Shak.

Of or pertaining to Mercury as the god of trade; hence, money- making; crafty. The mercurial wand of commerce. J. Q. Adams.

See Mister, a trade.

Calling; vocation; business; trade.

A trade, art, or occupation. [Obs.] In youth he learned had a good mester. Chaucer.

See Mystery, a trade.

A trader; a dealer; -- now used chiefly in composition; as, fishmonger, ironmonger, newsmonger.

in, or the exclusive possession of; to engross the whole of; as, to monopolize the coffee trade; to monopolize land.

its sale for a limited time; chartered trading companies have sometimes had a monopoly of trade with remote regions; a combination of traders may get a monopoly of a particular product. Raleigh held a monopoly of cards, Essex a monopoly of sweet wines. Macaulay.

A trade; a handicraft; hence, any business with which one is usually occupied. Fie upon him, he will discredit our mystery. Shak. And that which is the noblest mystery Brings to reproach and common infamy. Spenser.

A collective term for cravats, collars, etc. [Colloq. or trade name]

Pope. A cold and neglectful countenance. Locke. Though the Romans had no great genius for trade, yet they were not entirely neglectful of it. Arbuthnot. -- Neg*lect"ful*ly, adv. -- Neg*lect"ful*ness, n.

To transact business; to carry on trade. [Obs.] Hammond.

Not belonging to, or affiliated with, a trades union; as, a nonunoin carpenter.

One who does not belong, or refuses to belong, to a trades union.

d or unskilled; one yet in the rudiments; a beginner; a tyro. I am young; a novice in the trade. Dryden.

time and attention; the principal business of one's life; vocation; employment; calling; trade. Absence of occupation is not rest. Cowper. Occupation bridge (Engin.), a bridge connecting the parts of an estate separated by a railroad, a canal, or an ordinary road.

One who follows an employment; hence, a tradesman. [Obs.] "Merchants and occupiers." Holland. The occupiers of thy merchandise. Ezek. xxvii. 27.

A privilege granted by the sovereign authority, as the exclusive right of trade granted to a guild or society; a concession.

To make known; to discover; also, to render available or accessible for settlements, trade, etc. The English did adventure far for to open the North parts of America. Abp. Abbot.