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In my dictionary is written that word mercator, -oris, m. has two meaning. The first and primary meaning is trader, and the second is buyer. I'm wondering, what must be the context of the sentence so that this word means buyer? And, can you give an example? Thanks a lot!!! [[Usor:Ivan.milicic3510|Ivan.milicic3510]] 09:30, 10 Septembris 2011 (UTC)
:The precise word for a buyer is "emptor" (as in the common phrase "caveat emptor", "''let the buyer beware''"). The precise word for a seller is "venditor". A trader, "mercator", does both these things, so it would usually be safer to say "emptor". <font face="Gill Sans">[[Usor:Andrew Dalby|Andrew]]<font color="green">[[Disputatio Usoris:Andrew Dalby| Dalby]]</font></font> 11:28, 10 Septembris 2011 (UTC)
: the verb mercor has an intransitive sense which means to transact trade; and it has a transitive sense which means buy. The two senses in mercator derive from this ambiguity.Examples are found in Cassell's and in Lewis and Smith.--[[Specialis:Conlationes/123.192.69.44|123.192.69.44]] 11:39, 10 Septembris 2011 (UTC)
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