व्यापारी (vyaapaarii)
noun
A single core meaning: someone who does trade or business, i.e. 'merchant/trader/businessman.' Related to व्यापार (vyaapaar, 'business/trade').
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merchant, trader, businessman
noun, masculine/feminine
Synonyms: दुकानदार (dukaandaar, shopkeeper specifically), कारोबारी (kaarobaarii), सौदागर (saudaagar, literary/old-fashioned flavor), बिज़नेसमैन (biznesmain, colloquial English loan)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: व्यापारी (vyaapaarii) is the word you'll hear for the local cloth merchant, grain wholesaler, or the uncle who runs three shops in the market -- it carries a slightly more 'traditional business family' flavor than the newer loanword बिज़नेसमैन (biznesmain), which younger, English-educated speakers use for a more corporate or modern entrepreneur. Many व्यापारी (vyaapaarii) families belong to trading communities like Marwaris or Baniyas, and the word often shows up in news about व्यापारी संघ (vyaapaarii sangh, 'traders' association') protests over taxes or market regulations.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes use व्यापारी (vyaapaarii) for any employee of a company, but it specifically means someone who owns or runs the trade themselves, not a salaried worker. 2) Don't confuse with व्यापार (vyaapaar), which is the abstract noun 'business/trade' itself, not the person doing it.
Sample Sentences:
मेरे पिताजी कपड़े के व्यापारी हैं।
My father is a cloth merchant.
(mere pitaajii kapde ke vyaapaarii hain।)
यह व्यापारी हर साल राजस्थान से माल मंगाता है।
This trader orders goods from Rajasthan every year.
(yah vyaapaarii har saal raajasthaan se maal mangaataa hai।)
पुराने बाज़ार का वह व्यापारी अनाज बेचते-बेचते अमीर हो गया।
That grain merchant from the old market became rich selling grain.
(puraane baazaar kaa vah vyaapaarii anaaj bechte-bechte amiir ho gayaa।)
व्यापारी संघ ने नए टैक्स के खिलाफ़ हड़ताल बुलाई है।
The traders' association has called a strike against the new tax.
(vyaapaarii sangh ne nae taiks ke khilaaf hadtaal bulaaii hai।)
अगर वह व्यापारी होता, तो इतनी आसानी से पैसा न गँवाता।
If he were a merchant, he wouldn't have lost money so easily.
(agar vah vyaapaarii hotaa, to itnii aasaanii se paisaa n ganvaataa।)
जब मैं मंडी गया, तो वहाँ कई व्यापारी माल तौल रहे थे।
When I went to the wholesale market, several traders were weighing goods there.
(jab main mandii gayaa, to vahaan kaii vyaapaarii maal taul rahe the।)
क्या तुम सच में व्यापारी बनना चाहते हो, या नौकरी करोगे?
Do you really want to become a merchant, or will you take a job?
(kyaa tum sach men vyaapaarii bannaa chaahte ho, yaa naukrii karoge?)
सरकार व्यापारियों को नए नियमों के बारे में जानकारी देगी।
The government will inform the traders about the new rules.
(sarkaar vyaapaariyon ko nae niymon ke baare men jaankaarii degii।)
एक कामयाब व्यापारी बनने के लिए धैर्य और लगन ज़रूरी है।
To become a successful merchant, patience and dedication are essential.
(ek kaamyaab vyaapaarii banne ke lie dhairy aur lagan zaroorii hai।)
उस व्यापारी की दुकान बाज़ार बंद होने पर सील कर दी गई।
That merchant's shop was sealed during the market closure.
(us vyaapaarii kii dukaan baazaar band hone par siil kar dii gaii।)
काश मैं भी अपने दादाजी की तरह एक बड़ा व्यापारी होता।
I wish I too were a big merchant like my grandfather.
(kaash main bhii apne daadaajii kii tarah ek badaa vyaapaarii hotaa।)
Morphology
Noun
(sg.m/f.direct):
व्यापारी
(vyaapaarii)
(sg.m/f.oblique):
व्यापारी
(vyaapaarii)
(pl.m/f.direct):
व्यापारियाँ
(vyaapaariyaan)
(pl.m/f.oblique):
व्यापारियों
(vyaapaariyon)