stockist

[ stok-ist ]
/ ˈstɒk ɪst /

noun British.

a wholesale or retail establishment that stocks merchandise.

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Origin of stockist

First recorded in 1905–10; stock + -ist

Words nearby stockist

stocking stitch, stocking stuffer, stockinged, stockinger, stockish, stockist, stockjobber, stockless, stockman, stockout, stockowner
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British Dictionary definitions for stockist

stockist
/ (ˈstɒkɪst) /

noun

commerce, British 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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