john mercer

1. 1.

   British maker of printed calico cloth who invented mercerizing (1791-1866)

   SynonymsMercer

   Broadermanufacturer

Questions about john mercer

What does john mercer mean?

john mercer means "British maker of printed calico cloth who invented mercerizing (1791-1866)".

What is another word for john mercer?

Close synonyms include Mercer. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is john mercer a common word?

john mercer is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.