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as in trader
a buyer and seller of goods for profit
the wholesale merchandiser makes a 15% profit on those toys
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as in seller
the person in a business deal who hands over an item in exchange for money
a scattering of small merchandisers selling souvenirs around the fairgrounds
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Recent Examples of merchandiser
The most successful merchandisers are those who esteem creativity, speak a designer’s language, and can build the right structure so that the designer’s artistic vision will shine.
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Miles Socha, Footwear News, 19 Dec. 2025
The company works with over 6,000 merchandisers worldwide, according to its website.
—Sydney Sasser, Charlotte Observer, 8 Aug. 2025
Miles Socha, Footwear News, 19 Dec. 2025
The company works with over 6,000 merchandisers worldwide, according to its website.
—Sydney Sasser, Charlotte Observer, 8 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for merchandiser
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Giuliani was elected New York’s mayor in 1993 after serving as one of the nation’s highest-profile prosecutors, taking on mobsters and crooked Wall Street traders.—
Michael R. Sisak,
Chicago Tribune,
4 May 2026
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GameStop shot to fame five years ago during the meme-stock craze, when an army of retail investors piled into the stock, sending its value soaring, in an attempt to squeeze professional traders who were betting that the company’s share price would fall.—
Hanna Ziady,
CNN Money,
4 May 2026
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The bill would require food safety training, registration with the state and allow health departments to maintain a registry of sellers.—
Jasmine Arenas,
CBS News,
6 May 2026
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There are more than 1,000 sellers on Stacked Golf, hawking putters, irons, and golf towels.—
Allie Garfinkle,
Fortune,
6 May 2026
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Heppner’s father, an art dealer who had served in the Imperial German Army during World War I, died in 1945, when Heppner was 11.—
Lois K. Solomon,
Sun Sentinel,
30 Apr. 2026
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CarEdge offers tools for buying cars, such as invoice pricing and dealer quotes, buying guides, value ratings, insurance estimations and more.—
Danny Smith,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2026
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Every major city contract, vendor and lobbyist interaction will be easily accessible online, so residents can see who is doing business with the city and under what terms.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
4 May 2026
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Local vendors were also on-site with food and drinks.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
4 May 2026
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The Massachusetts governor during the Boston Tea Party, Thomas Hutchinson, was a local merchant.—
Daniel Immerwahr,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Yemen monopolized the coffee trade for around 200 years until Dutch merchants smuggled coffee seeds to Indonesia and began growing plants there.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 May 2026
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The couple co-founded The Gap after a frustrating shopping experience when Don Fisher couldn’t find a pair of jeans that fit, according to the retailer.—
Anne D'Innocenzio,
Chicago Tribune,
5 May 2026
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The items, sold nationwide at retailers like Walmart and Aldi, may contain Salmonella, a potentially deadly pathogen.—
Jenna Anderson,
Health,
4 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Merchandiser.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/merchandiser. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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