e-tailer

noun

as in retailer

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Recent Examples of e-tailer Net-a-Porter deliveries are set to face delays as 100 workers at the luxury womenswear e-tailer’s southeast London distribution center prepare to walk out for two days starting Wednesday. — Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 20 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for e-tailer
  1. retailer
  2. wholesaler
  3. distributor
  4. reseller
  5. discounter
  6. seller
  7. vendor
  8. exporter
Noun
  • That’s what led him to his job as CEO of Bloomingdale’s in 2023, after spending years leading retailers abroad, first at Galeries Lafayette in Paris, then at Central Group in Bangkok.
    — Hilary Milnes, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Unlike many of the restaurants and retailers in the area, nothing about the restaurant looks particularly polished – and that’s part of the appeal.
    — Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of retailer
Noun
  • Other companies have also faced major opioid litigation, including Purdue Pharma, which pleaded guilty to criminal charges in 2020 involving OxyContin, and drug wholesaler Cencora, formerly AmerisourceBergen.
    — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Jonah Kahn worked for one of these companies in the early aughts as a wholesaler.
    — Vito Emanuel, NPR, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of wholesaler
Noun
  • Joie de Vivre is produced by MeMo Films, the production company co-founded in 2010 by entrepreneur and fashion designer Gabriele Moratti and distributor and film producer Francesco Melzi d’Eril.
    — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The location of the distributor, the movement of the goods and the status of the customer therefore need to be understood together.
    — Alia Noor, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of distributor
Noun
  • The procedures examine whether customers satisfy the relevant reseller criteria.
    — Alia Noor, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Fans who bought tickets from a third-party reseller should contact their point of purchase, Live Nation said.
    — Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of reseller
Noun
  • Spirit, the pioneering discounter, permanently shut down operations on May 2 after failing to secure a federal government bailout.
    — David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 8 July 2026
  • Barneys New York ranks as one of retail’s greatest makeovers — transforming from a menswear discounter in the ’60s into a chic and irreverent enclave for luxury fashion.
    — David Moin, Footwear News, 11 June 2026
Definition of discounter
Noun
  • And the risks are compounded by the fact that many people are sourcing the injectable formulations from a grey market of online sellers.
    — Will Stone, NPR, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Nordic Fair Isle prints and anything with sheep, stripes, or funky patterns are fantastic sellers.
    — Ashley Poskin, Martha Stewart, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of seller
Noun
  • Still, concerns around customer concentration, vendor financing, and data center pushback continue to weigh on the stock.
    — Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The policy also says some information may be handled by outside vendors that provide services such as IT management, data analytics or cloud storage.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of vendor
Noun
  • Russia has long been the world’s second-largest exporter of diesel fuel after the United States.
    — Rob Wile, NBC news, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Brazil, the world's largest beef exporter, shipped about 108,000 tons of beef worth about $1 billion to the EU in 2025, according to government figures.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of exporter

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“E-tailer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/e-tailer. Accessed 8 Sep. 2026.

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