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
  • And within the overall beauty retail space, TikTok’s beauty ranks below off-price beauty retailers.
    — Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Catering to both ends of the economy, retailers are combining price cuts with stocking higher-end labels.
    — Juveria Tabassum, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of retailers
Noun
  • Videos posted on social media show sellers at Tehran and Karaj wholesale markets sitting beside their fresh produce, waiting to sell goods like melons, watermelons, pears, bananas and grapes, but with no-one arriving to buy it.
    — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The sellers will work with the eventual buyer on a custom dock designed around their watercraft.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of sellers
Noun
  • Couples who have a specific caterer in mind may need to shop around for a venue that will allow outside vendors.
    — Metro Creative Services, Boston Herald, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Artists, artisans, and food vendors, demonstrations of live combat styles including German longsword, fencing, and pirate swashbuckling, activities such as Squires’ spot with mermaids, games, and family entertainment.
    — Jeffrey F. Bill, Baltimore Sun, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of vendors
Noun
  • Private-credit and infrastructure managers act as the middlemen, turning projects like data centers into debt those institutions can hold.
    — Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Payments are mostly made in cash, with the money routed through multiple middlemen.
    — Alexis Okeowo, New Yorker, 3 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
  • Industry watchers say access to advanced compute via overseas cloud providers is a key factor in Chinese AI models gaining capability.
    — Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2026
  • OpenRouter's pricing page lists more than 500 models across over 80 providers.
    — Janakiram MSV, Forbes.com, 19 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
  • This growing dependency can expose automotive manufacturers and suppliers to geopolitical uncertainty, export restrictions, price volatility and potential disruption as global demand for electric motors continues to increase.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Two of them, who were the main suppliers, made routine trips to Philadelphia and New York to get large amounts of cocaine, according to the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of suppliers
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“Monopolists.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monopolists. Accessed 22 Aug. 2026.

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