stockist

American  

[stok-ist] / ˈstɒk ɪst /

noun

British.

1. a wholesale or retail establishment that stocks merchandise.

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stockist British  

/ 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

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Etymology

Origin of stockist

First recorded in 1905–10; stock + -ist

Example Sentences

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stockist

The owners and managers were not addressed by name, with the emails instead addressed to a "Jellycat stockist".

From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2025

The time is November 1976, and the space is the Nuneaton branch of Radio Rentals, the old TV stockist that was once a familiar high street fixture.

From BBC ● Dec. 24, 2023

All these years later, I feel that it’s such an incredible thing to have Colette as a stockist of Sies Marjan.

From New York Times ● Jul. 15, 2017

We have made it company policy to refund the difference if an item can be purchased for a cheaper price from another stockist, even if a customer was not aware a discount was on offer.

From The Guardian ● Jun. 11, 2013

Our stockist, La Parisienne in Kingston, sold out a consignment of 400 pairs in five days.

From The Guardian ● Oct. 27, 2012