Difference between revisions of "Merchant"

(New page: 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 They have been mostly superseded by modern supermarket chains, which are generally cheaper and provide better servic...)
 
 
(6 intermediate revisions by 5 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
−
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 They have been mostly superseded by modern supermarket chains, which are generally cheaper and provide better service.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 They have been mostly superseded by modern supermarket chains.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]]
 +
----
 +
* [[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]]

Latest revision as of 06:42, December 15, 2025

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 They have been mostly superseded by modern supermarket chains.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