monopolists

noun

plural of monopolist
as in retailers

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  1. retailers
  2. sellers
  3. vendors
  4. middlemen
  5. shopkeepers
  6. providers
  7. peddlers
  8. suppliers
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
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
  • 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
  • Payments are mostly made in cash, with the money routed through multiple middlemen.
    — Alexis Okeowo, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Look for a thriving black market where the big buyers are middlemen who boomerang the produce to new buyers at a fat profit.
    — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of middlemen
Noun
  • This convergence of people drew other economic activity, creating niches for shopkeepers, doctors, and lawyers.
    — Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 9 June 2026
  • Additionally, the past few years have not been easy for many brick-and-mortar shops as business has pivoted toward online shopping and rapid-delivery services, and some shopkeepers oppose the incursion of the parklets into their storefronts and street parking.
    — Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 9 June 2026
Definition of shopkeepers
Noun
  • Today, reviews influence how patients discover providers, decide whom to trust and how digital platforms assess a practice's credibility before patients make contact.
    — Ajay Prasad, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Doron Merdinger, Founder and CEO of Doroni Aerospace, said the company selected SES AI after evaluating multiple battery technology providers, citing performance, safety, and compliance as key factors in the decision.
    — Aditya Jadhav, Interesting Engineering, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of providers
Noun
  • Find a souvenir in the high-end boutiques on Montana Avenue, the independent shops and vintage stores along Main Street or the brand-name peddlers at Santa Monica Place.
    — Carrie Bell, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • But as the January date approached, Atkin and Jammi’s research showed that intermediaries were still sending money to prominent peddlers of election conspiracies like Dan Bongino and Tucker Carlson.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 June 2026
Definition of peddlers
Noun
  • The ruling was hailed as a victory for workers, confirmation that antitrust law protects competition for what companies buy from workers and suppliers.
    — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Most of the dealers and suppliers who worked with Brun were addicts themselves, feeding an island ravaged by meth addiction since the 1980s.
    — Guthrie Scrimgeour, Rolling Stone, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of suppliers
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“Monopolists.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monopolists. Accessed 10 Aug. 2026.

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