WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
mer′chant of death′, 
  1. Governmenta company, nation, or person that sells military arms on the international market, usually to the highest bidder and without scruple or regard for political ramifications.
  • phrase popularized by the book Merchants of Death (1934) by U.south, southern. writers Helmut C. Engelbrecht (1895–1939) and Frank C. Hanighen (1899–1964)

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