mercer

Questions about mercer

What does mercer mean?

mercer means "a dealer in textiles (especially silks)". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in mercer?

mercer has 2 syllables: mer-cer. The stress falls on "mer". In IPA it is /ˈmɝsɚ/.

What is another word for mercer?

Close synonyms include John 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 mercer a common word?

mercer is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.