stockist

[ stok-ist ]

noun

, British.

1. a wholesale or retail establishment that stocks merchandise.

stockist

/ ˈstɒkɪst /

noun

1. commerce a dealer who undertakes to maintain stocks of a specified product at or above a certain minimum in return for favourable buying terms granted by the manufacturer of the product

Word History and Origins

Origin of stockist¹

First recorded in 1905–10; stock + -ist