Definition: mercer

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Source: WordNet (r) 1.7 

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

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) 

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.]

Source: 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