merchandisers

noun

plural of merchandiser
1
as in traders
a buyer and seller of goods for profit the wholesale merchandiser makes a 15% profit on those toys

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2
as in sellers
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 merchandisers 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. — 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 merchandisers
  1. traders
  2. sellers
  3. dealers
  4. vendors
  5. merchants
  6. retailers
Noun
  • The data points for July will also help set the economic backdrop ahead of the Fed’s annual Jackson Hole Economic Symposium at the end of August, where traders will search for hints on the trajectory of rates.
    — John Towfighi, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Allison Joyce | Bloomberg | Getty Images Prediction market traders expect July’s consumer price index will be relatively tame, coming in below the Dow Jones consensus forecast.
    — Ananya Chetia, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of traders
Noun
  • Then in December that year, the agency issued a general recall for all tabletop fire pit products, citing two deaths and at least 60 injuries since 2019 and urging consumers to stop using them and sellers to stop selling them.
    — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Unsurprisingly, following the huge moves of Morgan Rogers and Elliot Anderson, Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest are the biggest net sellers to date, and divisional gross sales of £972million are a little ahead of a year ago.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of sellers
Noun
  • The five-parter from Tiger King co-director Eric Goode features reptile dealers with a fondness for creepy crawlies and a loose connection to ethical and legal mores.
    — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Car dealers have long been local businesses deeply embedded in their communities.
    — Sean Tucker, AJC.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of dealers
Noun
  • Due to the last-minute cancelation, many musicians, crews, attendees, and vendors descended on Los Angeles, only to find out too late that the event was canceled.
    — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 9 Aug. 2026
  • The vendors also know something uncomfortable about their own product.
    — Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of vendors
Noun
  • This was once one of the principal streets used by Tallinn’s wealthy merchants and remains lined with former guild buildings and elaborate historic facades.
    — David Nikel, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • With local vendors selling everything from clothing, thrift and vintage pieces, beauty products, candles, jewelry, fragrances and more, this Indie Market promotes a rotating list of merchants.
    — Lesly Gregory, AJC.com, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of merchants
Noun
  • Local public schools cut 50,000 jobs in July, restaurants and bars 26,000, retailers 19,000.
    — Paul Wiseman, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2026
  • More than a year after those coins entered circulation, retailers still lack clarity on how to navigate the coin’s gradual phaseout.
    — Brian Delp, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of retailers

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