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.
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Recent Examples of retailer
Online bullion retailers are worth considering if competitive pricing and variety are priorities.
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Sharon Wu, USA Today, 23 Mar. 2026
Wing’s efforts are part of a growing campaign by popular consumer apps such as Grubhub and Uber Technologies Inc to deliver packages via drone, betting that shoppers and retailers will embrace the technology in the race for ever-faster service.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 23 Mar. 2026
Old Forester High Angels’ Share Rye is available now at the distillery and select Kentucky retailers (SRP $65) in 375-ml bottles.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 23 Mar. 2026
Lottery officials say that scratch-off tickets are distributed at random, and neither the lottery nor its retailers know where winning tickets are sold until a prize is claimed.
—Garrett Behanna, CBS News, 23 Mar. 2026
Dollar stores and the first off-price retailers rose to popularity in the 1990s, but really took off around 2010 following the recession, according to Dylan Carden, a specialty retail analyst at William Blair.
—Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2026
Is Alshaya Group going to slow down any retailers?
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 23 Mar. 2026
Contact retailers for questions about products before ordering.
—Tory Johnson, ABC News, 23 Mar. 2026
From March 25 to 31, the retailer will be doling out discounts on a massive number of products, including laptop and desktop PCs.
—K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 23 Mar. 2026
Sharon Wu, USA Today, 23 Mar. 2026
Wing’s efforts are part of a growing campaign by popular consumer apps such as Grubhub and Uber Technologies Inc to deliver packages via drone, betting that shoppers and retailers will embrace the technology in the race for ever-faster service.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 23 Mar. 2026
Old Forester High Angels’ Share Rye is available now at the distillery and select Kentucky retailers (SRP $65) in 375-ml bottles.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 23 Mar. 2026
Lottery officials say that scratch-off tickets are distributed at random, and neither the lottery nor its retailers know where winning tickets are sold until a prize is claimed.
—Garrett Behanna, CBS News, 23 Mar. 2026
Dollar stores and the first off-price retailers rose to popularity in the 1990s, but really took off around 2010 following the recession, according to Dylan Carden, a specialty retail analyst at William Blair.
—Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2026
Is Alshaya Group going to slow down any retailers?
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 23 Mar. 2026
Contact retailers for questions about products before ordering.
—Tory Johnson, ABC News, 23 Mar. 2026
From March 25 to 31, the retailer will be doling out discounts on a massive number of products, including laptop and desktop PCs.
—K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 23 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for retailer
Noun
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Meanwhile, the distributor and its finance company are still trying to resolve their finances through a civil lawsuit filed the year the deal went south.—
Logan Smith,
CBS News,
22 Mar. 2026
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Jónsdóttir became the the distributor in the 32nd minute, finding an unmarked Gisele Thompson to double the lead.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
21 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Still, the order blocks vendors from selling any new Wi-Fi routers that are manufactured, developed, or designed outside the US in a major way.—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
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Coffee concessions reopened at the end of 2024 — but the ferry’s status as the city’s most scenic spot to crack open a beer has been on hiatus since 2019, when a contract with a then-vendor expired.—
Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
23 Mar. 2026
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“Retailer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retailer. Accessed 25 Mar. 2026.
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