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Merchantman Definition & Meaning

merchantman
noun
  1. a cargo ship; "they did much of their overseas trade in foreign bottoms"

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What does merchantman mean?
a cargo ship; "they did much of their overseas trade in foreign bottoms"
What part of speech is merchantman?
Merchantman is a noun.

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