merchantman是什么意思？

merchantman

英[ˈmɜ:tʃəntmən] 美[ˈmɜrtʃəntmən]

• n. 商船，商人；

复数：merchantmen;

例句

• ...a merchantman with three masts and two funnels. 一艘有3根桅杆和两个烟囱的商船

英英词典释义

• Noun
  1. a cargo ship;
  "they did much of their overseas trade in foreign bottoms"