mercer

3 definitions found

mercer - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Mercer \Mer"cer\, n. [F. mercier, fr. L. merx, mercis, wares,
     merchandise. See Merchant.]
     Originally, a dealer in any kind of goods or wares; now
     restricted to a dealer in textile fabrics, as silks or
     woolens. [Eng.]
     [1913 Webster]

mercer - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  mercer
      n 1: a dealer in textiles (especially silks)
      2: British maker of printed calico cloth who invented
         mercerizing (1791-1866) [syn: Mercer, John Mercer]

mercer - U.S. Gazetteer (1990) :

  Mercer, MO (town, FIPS 47486)
    Location: 40.51104 N, 93.52935 W
    Population (1990): 297 (183 housing units)
    Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 64661
  Mercer, ND (city, FIPS 52340)
    Location: 47.49097 N, 100.71021 W
    Population (1990): 104 (57 housing units)
    Area: 0.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 58559
  Mercer, PA (borough, FIPS 48696)
    Location: 41.22628 N, 80.23663 W
    Population (1990): 2444 (1043 housing units)
    Area: 3.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 16137
  Mercer, TN
    Zip code(s): 38392
  Mercer, WI
    Zip code(s): 54547