Wiktionary
merchantwoman
n. (context obsolete English) A female merchant.
Usage examples of "merchantwoman".
My mother—Anasage— also had an elder sister, Rashalleila by name, who had become a successful merchantwoman on her own thanks to a start given her by Anasage's since-deceased ex-husband.
My mother-Anasage also had an elder sister, Rashalleila by name, who had become a successful merchantwoman on her own thanks to a start given her by Anasage's since-deceased ex-husband.