stockist

noun

stock·​ist ˈstä-kist How to pronounce stockist (audio)
British
: one (such as a retailer) that stocks goods

Examples of stockist in a Sentence

a stockist of medical supplies
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Kartik Research has around 65 stockists worldwide, including online retailers Mr. Porter and Ssense, as well as Liberty and Selfridges in London, Bloomingdale’s in New York and Beverly Hills, Boon the Shop in Seoul, Unitn in Shanghai and Dover Street Market in Tokyo. Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 25 June 2025 The brand has around 300 stockists worldwide, including Selfridges, Harrods, Galeries Lafayette and Saks. Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 6 June 2025 The magazine is being distributed online and via a select retail network with stockists including Magma, Dover Street Market, Charlotte Street Magazines, Shreeji Newsagents, Good News, Somerset House Shop and The Broken Arm. Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 28 May 2025 Some 73 percent of the business is in wholesale, and more than 80 percent of them are international stockists. Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 20 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for stockist

Word History

First Known Use

1910, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of stockist was in 1910

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“Stockist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stockist. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.

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