merchantman

1. Nautical. A ship used in commerce.
2. Archaic. A merchant.

The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a cargo ship
  Synonyms: bottom, freighter, merchant ship

Merchantman may mean:

• A cargo ship.
  • ST Merchantman, a tug in service with United Towing Co Ltd from 1946 to 1962.
• The British name for the freighter conversion of the Vickers Vanguard airliner.
• The colloquial name for a mercaptan additive to normally odourless Liquified petroleum gas that gives it a pungent odour.

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