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Where does “merchandiser” come from?

merchandiser (French) comes from English merchandise, from Middle English marchaundise, from Anglo-Norman marchaundise, from Old French marchaunt — merchant.

merchandiser (French): to optimize the profitability of a point of sale...

Definitions

  1. to optimize the profitability of a point of sale...

Ancestry of “merchandiser”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmerchandiseCommodities offered for sale; A commodity offered...
2Middle Englishmarchaundise—
3Anglo-Normanmarchaundise—
4Old Frenchmarchauntmerchant
Every word from Old French marchaunt →