Dictionary Definition
merchantman n : a cargo ship; "they did much of
their overseas trade in foreign bottoms" [syn: bottom, freighter, merchant
ship]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Noun
- merchant
- a cargo ship -- engaged in commercial activities, as opposed to a warship
Extensive Definition
Merchantman may mean:
- A cargo ship.
- 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.