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A merchant was a person whose career was based on the trading of goods. They have been mostly superseded by modern supermarket chains, which are generally cheaper and provide better service.
A '''merchant''' was a person whose career was based on the trading of [[goods]]. They have been mostly superseded by modern supermarket chains. In some societies such as [[India]], they speak of a merchant class.
==See also==
* [[Social class]] and [[Economic class]]
* [[Upward mobility]]
* [[Aristocracy]] or [[Nobility]]
* [[Bourgeoisie]] - some say [[White collar]]
*[[Mercantilism]]
* [[Working class]] - or laboring class - some say [[Blue collar]]
* [[Working class values]] - [[American values]] - [[Real America]]
* [[Proletariat]]
* The [[poor]] - [[peasant]] or [[serf]] class or [[shudra]] and [[untouchables]] [[caste]]
* [[Welfare state]] and [[Class warfare]]
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* [[Caste system]]
* [[Brahmin]]s—priests and scholars
* [[Kshatriya]] -- [[warrior]]s and [[noble]]s
* [[Vaishya]] -- merchants and [[farmer]]s
* Shudra—artisans and those of the [[serf]] class.
* [[Untouchables]]—the lowest [[social class]]
[[Category:Commerce]]