# negotiant

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Someone who conducts negotiations; a negotiator, an agent.
2. A trader or merchant; a businessman; a financier.

## Etymology
From French négociant, or its source, Latin negōtiant-, probably via Italian negoziante (“merchant”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/negotiant