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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
  • Beyond direct factory jobs, Brown said the spillover benefit of Prysmian’s latest investment will benefit local small businesses, restaurants and retailers.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 15 Sep. 2026
  • The struggle for retailers now is convincing consumers and lawmakers that digital labels won’t open the door to problematic pricing practices.
    — Alex Vuocolo, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of retailer
Noun
  • Acting as a wholesaler to local restaurant clients, and also serving individual lobster lovers, this place has ensconced itself firmly within Boston's heart.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Georgia, for its part, purchased drugs from a wholesaler whose business operated out of the back room of a London driving school.
    — Max Blau, ProPublica, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of wholesaler
Noun
  • The distribution deal was negotiated by Munir Atalla, Head of Production and Acquisitions for Watermelon Pictures, on behalf of the distributor and Executive Producer Hanna Atallah on behalf of the film team.
    — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Amazon frequently purchases warrants and takes stakes in its suppliers, including semiconductor firm Astera Labs, air cargo contractor ATSG, green hydrogen supplier Plug Power and grocery distributor Spartan Nash.
    — Annie Palmer, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of distributor
Noun
  • Anthropic also found evidence that a reseller platform routed refused biology prompts toward models with weaker safeguards.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2026
  • The procedures examine whether customers satisfy the relevant reseller criteria.
    — Alia Noor, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 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
  • Fashion specialists tried to add more ways to transact, giving sellers more checks and balances and adding delivery and payment methods to help buyers feel safe.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Under the federal law, people must be 21 to purchase a handgun from a licensed federal firearms dealer, though 18- to 20-year-olds can buy handguns from private sellers.
    — Alanna Durkin Richer, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of seller
Noun
  • The festivities stretch along Mulberry Street between Canal and Houston Streets with hundreds of vendors.
    — Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Local vendors — ceramicists, jewelry designers, and more — line the edges of the room.
    — Tiffany Davis, AJC.com, 17 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 21 Sep. 2026.

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