Found 2 items, similar to mercer.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: mercer mercer n 1: a dealer in textiles (especially silks) 2: British maker of printed calico cloth who invented mercerizing (1791-1866) [syn: John Mercer]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Mercer Mercer \Mer"cer\, n. [F. mercier, fr. L. merx, mercis, wares, merchandise. See Merchant.] Originally, a dealer in any kind of goods or wares; now restricted to a dealer in textile fabrics, as silks or woolens. [Eng.] [1913 Webster]