[{"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["a person who buys and sells commodities for profit; dealer; trader.", "a storekeeper; retailer:a local merchant who owns a store on Main Street.", "Chiefly British.a wholesaler."]}, {"Bold_text": "adjective", "List Items": ["pertaining to or used for trade or commerce:a merchant ship.", "pertaining to the merchant marine merchant marine.", "Steelmaking.(of bars and ingots) of standard shape or size."]}]