negociant

See also: négociant

English

Etymology

Borrowing from French négociant.

Noun

negociant (plural negociants)

1. (wine) A wine merchant who purchases grapes, grape juice, or wine in bulk from vineyards, and bottles the wine for sale.

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin negōtiantem. Equivalent to negociar +‎ -ant.

Adjective

negociant m or f (masculine and feminine plural negociants)

1. (relational) business

   Synonym: comerciant

Noun

negociant m or f by sense (plural negociants)

1. businessman

   Synonyms: empresario, home de negocios

2. negotiator

Verb

negociant

1. gerund of negociar

Further reading

• “negociant” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “negociant”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024