comerciante
/komeɾˈθjante/ · B2 · noun · mf
trader
🏪💰 comerciante = comercio (trade) + -ante (one who does); a commerce-ant
From Latin commercium (com- together + merx goods), the same root as English commerce and merchant. The -ante ending marks a person who does the action, so a comerciante is someone who trades. The noun is mf: el comerciante, la comerciante.