Synonyms of retailer

retailer

noun

as in distributor

a person or business that sells things directly to customers for their own use

The company is a leading retailer of women's clothing.

Related Words

• distributor
• vendor
• wholesaler
• seller
• reseller
• discounter
• exporter
• merchant
• dealer
• trader
• e-tailer
• jobber
• broker
• merchandiser
• concessionaire
• auctioneer
• salesman
• tradesman
• fence
• salesperson
• peddler
• bootlegger
• trafficker
• smuggler
• scalper
• salesclerk
• saleswoman
• fencer
• hawker
• huckster
• black marketer
• shopgirl
• hustler
• haggler
• horse trader
• chapman
• bargainer
• palterer

Dissimilar Words

• consumer
• user
• purchaser
• buyer
• end user

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of retailer

Forward-looking brands and retailers are drawing up blueprints for the next demographic frontier — the tiniest tots born between 2025 and 2039. — Faye Brookman, Footwear News, 21 Aug. 2026

The big-box retailer has also benefited from wealthier consumers’ trading down as Americans tighten their budgets. — Kayla Steinberg, NBC news, 20 Aug. 2026

On Thursday, Walmart, one of the nation’s largest retailers, reported its weakest sales growth since the pandemic recession in 2020, a dip blamed in part on falling prescription drug prices. — Rachel Lerman, Washington Post, 20 Aug. 2026

From Saint Laurent to Zara, luxury houses and affordable retailers alike have released their own take on performance outerwear as the gorpcore trend continues its chokehold on the fashion elite. — Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 20 Aug. 2026

The retailer has three years to decide whether to move into the former home of Sears at the mall off Interstate 15. — Frankie Rowley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026