布商,绸缎商人,呢绒布商
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.]
mercer n 1: a dealer in textiles (especially silks) 2: British maker of printed calico cloth who invented mercerizing (1791-1866) [syn: {John Mercer}]