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
  • The field sales company, which works with retailers including Sephora and Ulta Beauty, surveyed 400 members of its field team on the state of beauty shoppers today.
    — Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Companies across the economy—Ford and General Motors, big-box retailers, manufacturers, and defense contractors—are competing for workers who will take years to develop.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of retailers
Noun
  • Redfin says some would-be sellers are holding off on listing.
    — Bilin Lin, Fortune, 6 Oct. 2026
  • That’s one reason why brands are not cracking down on street sellers, says Jodi Balsam, a professor of clinical law and director of the Sports Law Clinic at Brooklyn Law School.
    — Matt Martell, Vogue, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of sellers
Noun
  • The free event will also include local art vendors, live music and eco-friendly family activities.
    — Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The free celebration will include professional skateboard demonstrations, food, music, vendors, giveaways and a kids zone with bounce houses and activities.
    — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of vendors
Noun
  • Critics say the drive to buy local goods can inflate costs where domestic suppliers lack capacity, opening the door to middlemen who resell imports.
    — Paige Bruton, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Car dealers are middlemen between manufacturers and consumers.
    — Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of middlemen
Noun
  • In Bandar Abbas, the effects are spreading through nearly every layer of the economy, from ships and dock workers to customs-clearing companies and shopkeepers.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Residents and shopkeepers, Pangallo added, practice witchcraft year-round, and Salem High School’s mascot is a witch, a nod to the city’s decision to reckon with rather than hide from its darkest chapter.
    — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of shopkeepers
Noun
  • The White House said the $90 payments for seniors would come from the Medicare Improvement Fund, established by Congress in 2008 as flexible funding to improve program operations and payments to healthcare providers.
    — Melissa Goldin, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026
  • The grim findings come from a survey of 524 disability care providers published Wednesday by ANCOR, an advocacy group for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
    — STAT, STAT, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of providers
Noun
  • But at each step, the NCAA fought reform through lobbying and influence peddlers focusing more on its finances than the well-being of athletes.
    — U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, Hartford Courant, 24 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Definition of peddlers
Noun
  • Bhageria hopes that by starting his search for alternative suppliers now, his company can mitigate potential economic pain down the line.
    — Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2026
  • But in 2025, the five biggest turbine suppliers by annual installations were, for the first time, all Chinese, according to the Global Wind Energy Council.
    — Sam Birchall, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of suppliers
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