What does Mercer mean?

Definitions for Mercer
ˈmɜr sərmer·cer

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word Mercer.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. mercernoun

    a dealer in textiles (especially silks)

  2. Mercer, John Mercernoun

    British maker of printed calico cloth who invented mercerizing (1791-1866)

Wiktionary

  1. mercernoun

    A merchant dealing in fabrics and textiles, especially silks and other fine cloths.

  2. Etymology: From marcer, mercer, from merz (from merx).

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. MERCERnoun

    One who sells silks.

    Etymology: mercier, French.

    The draper and mercer may measure religion as they please, and the weaver may cast her upon what loom he please. James Howell, England’s Tears.

ChatGPT

  1. mercer

    Mercer is a term that can refer to several things depending on the context: 1) As a profession, it originally denoted a dealer in expensive, fine fabrics, such as silks and velvets, most especially those merchants who dealt in textiles, during the Middle Ages in Europe. 2) Mercer can also refer to a range of places, institutions, and people, including Mercer University in Georgia, USA, the city of Mercer in Pennsylvania, USA, Mercer Island in Washington, USA, or Mercer, a global human resources consulting firm. 3) As a surname. It is of British origin and comes from the aforementioned profession in the Middle Ages. People with the surname Mercer include Johnny Mercer, an American lyricist, and songwriter, and Mandy Mercer, a British novelist. 4) In health care, it is sometimes used as slang for Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA), a type of bacterium that's resistant to several widely used antibiotics.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Mercernoun

    originally, a dealer in any kind of goods or wares; now restricted to a dealer in textile fabrics, as silks or woolens

  2. Etymology: [F. mercier, fr. L. merx, mercis, wares, merchandise. See Merchant.]

Wikidata

  1. Mercer

    Mercer is a borough in Mercer County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,391 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Mercer County. Mercer is part of the Youngstown–Warren–Boardman, OH-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area. The community was named after physician Brigadier General Hugh Mercer. Brigadier General Mercer was a close friend to General Washington and became a rallying point for the Battle of Princeton. Mercer is the birthplace of the 19th century painter Samuel Waugh, actor and impresario J C Williamson born here in 1845 as well as musician Trent Reznor, creator of the band Nine Inch Nails, and John Bingham, a drafter of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. Mercer is also known for its Memorial Day Parade with the main street lined with 500 flags. Each February it holds Penn's Woods West Arts & Crafts Festival at the Mercer Area High School as well Victorian Days in the summer. Many attend the outdoor concerts by the Mercer Community Band on Friday evenings each summer. Facebook has links back to this small town, including that of the Winklevoss twins' father attended Mercer High School. The Mercer County Court House and Christiana Lindsey House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Mercer

    mėr′sėr, n. a merchant in silks and woollen cloths, or in small wares.—n. Mer′cery, the trade of a mercer: the goods of a mercer. [Fr. mercier.]

Etymology and Origins

  1. Mercer

    The old name for a dealer in silks and woollen fabrics, so called from the Latin mercis, wares, merchandise. Nowadays such a one styles himself a “Draper.”

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. MERCER

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Mercer is ranked #1016 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Mercer surname appeared 34,431 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 12 would have the surname Mercer.

    82.1% or 28,295 total occurrences were White.
    12.9% or 4,448 total occurrences were Black.
    2.2% or 761 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    1.6% or 558 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    0.5% or 200 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
    0.5% or 176 total occurrences were Asian.

Matched Categories

How to pronounce Mercer?

How to say Mercer in sign language?

Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Mercer in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Mercer in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of Mercer in a Sentence

  1. Jerry P. Bolton:

    “…Aberjhani the new Savannah has a hero a poet laureate, maybe a poet hero they respond to this poet, awards, honors galore, ever sat down and read Aberjhani’s stuff mean really read it …Savannah spawned something here, Johnny Mercer meet Aberjhani…”

  2. Douglas County Sheriff John Hanlin:

    We are not prepared to say what Christopher Harper Mercer did in the classroom.

  3. Billy Wade:

    The travel restrictions limiting students to Mercer County [were], as I understand it, established so students did not travel to places like NYC, catch the virus and bring it back to campus, the University is doing their best to create a bubble where breakthrough cases are kept to a minimum while maintaining as much normalcy as possible.

  4. Saul Anuzis:

    He's a hyper-fast moving type of guy, when he sits across from you and says,' I'm making a commitment and I'm asking you to make a commitment,' -- he's not benefiting from it financially or politically in any way -- I think that's a pretty powerful selling tool to have.' Keep the Promises This summer, Toby Neugebauer stepped back from day-to-day operations and was replaced primarily by David Barton, a Texas operative with deep ties to the nation's pastors. Tom Patrick, Tom Patrick, said Tom Patrick hadn't heard from Toby Neugebauer in months. Like David Barton, the three groups tied to the three anchor families all have religious tones. Keep the Promise III, backed solely by $ 15 million from Texas fracking giants Farris and Dan Wilks, is breaking through in digital organizing via Promise III Reigniting the Promise project, with a months-old Facebook page that has quickly earned more than 350,000 likes. Conservative Solutions Project is advised by Jon Francis, a Dan Wilks family member and the manager of their philanthropic giving, along with a coterie of anti-abortion activists from a group called Online for Life, who have no prior experience in partisan politics. Keep the Promise I, funded by Long Island billionaire Robert Mercer and helmed by Kellyanne Conway, a well-regarded GOP political operative, is focusing a $ 1 million radio campaign on Christian channels in Iowa, where Ted Cruz is increasingly polling well. The $ 11 million group is also diversifying its portfolio and hiring organizers in the states. Steve King, an Iowa political operative and son of powerful Rep. Steve King, is leading a growing field team in the Hawkeye State, and there are plans to staff up in South Carolina as well to supplement the official campaign field team -- which South Carolina's bumping into on the trail.

  5. John Matze:

    On January 29, 2021, the Parler board controlled by Rebekah Mercer decided to immediately terminate my position as CEO of Parler. I did not participate in this decision, over the past few months, I’ve met constant resistance to my product vision, my strong belief in free speech and my view of how the Parler site should be managed.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

Mercer#10000#12468#100000

Translations for Mercer

From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary

Get even more translations for Mercer »

Translation

Find a translation for the Mercer definition in other languages:

Select another language:

  • - Select -
  • 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
  • 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
  • Español (Spanish)
  • Esperanto (Esperanto)
  • 日本語 (Japanese)
  • Português (Portuguese)
  • Deutsch (German)
  • العربية (Arabic)
  • Français (French)
  • Русский (Russian)
  • ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
  • 한국어 (Korean)
  • עברית (Hebrew)
  • Gaeilge (Irish)
  • Українська (Ukrainian)
  • اردو (Urdu)
  • Magyar (Hungarian)
  • मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
  • Indonesia (Indonesian)
  • Italiano (Italian)
  • தமிழ் (Tamil)
  • Türkçe (Turkish)
  • తెలుగు (Telugu)
  • ภาษาไทย (Thai)
  • Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
  • Čeština (Czech)
  • Polski (Polish)
  • Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
  • Românește (Romanian)
  • Nederlands (Dutch)
  • Ελληνικά (Greek)
  • Latinum (Latin)
  • Svenska (Swedish)
  • Dansk (Danish)
  • Suomi (Finnish)
  • فارسی (Persian)
  • ייִדיש (Yiddish)
  • հայերեն (Armenian)
  • Norsk (Norwegian)
  • English (English)

Word of the Day

Would you like us to send you a FREE new word definition delivered to your inbox daily?

Please enter your email address:


Citation

Use the citation below to add this definition to your bibliography:

Style:MLAChicagoAPA

"Mercer." Definitions.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 19 Apr. 2024. <https://www.definitions.net/definition/Mercer>.

Discuss these Mercer definitions with the community:

0 Comments

    Are we missing a good definition for Mercer? Don't keep it to yourself...

    Free, no signup required:

    Add to Chrome

    Get instant definitions for any word that hits you anywhere on the web!

    Free, no signup required:

    Add to Firefox

    Get instant definitions for any word that hits you anywhere on the web!

    Browse Definitions.net

    Quiz

    Are you a words master?

    »
    a meter that shows mileage traversed
    A witness
    B odometer
    C disguise
    D bias

    Nearby & related entries:

    Alternative searches for Mercer: