Who is considered a "merchant" under the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC),and how does the UCC treat merchants as compared to ordinary buyers and sellers?

Under the UCC,a merchant is a person who regularly sells goods as his or her business or trade or employs people to sell those goods.Additionally,anyone who works for that person selling those goods is a merchant.Plus,anyone who holds himself or herself out as a "merchant" or a "dealer" will be treated as a merchant under the UCC.The drafters of the UCC assumed that merchants have a greater ability to look out for themselves than do ordinary buyers and sellers.Generally speaking,the UCC assumes that merchants,with their business experience and acumen,need less protection than those who are non-merchants.