stockist

noun

stock·​ist ˈstä-kist How to pronounce stockist (audio)
British
: one (such as a retailer) that stocks goods

Examples of stockist in a Sentence

a stockist of medical supplies
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The brand sells exclusively to one store in South Korea — 10 Corso Como Seoul — and does most of its wholesale business in Japan, but frequently declines stockist requests. Ashley Ogawa Clarke, Vogue, 17 June 2026 Launching in a refined palette of olive green, burgundy and dark chocolate shades in addition to black, the Berenices sneakers will retail at 345 pounds at the brand’s online store as well as international stockists spanning from Selfridges to Net-a-porter. Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 9 June 2026 Johor Malaysia Nature Society adviser Vincent Chow was quoted by The Star English-language newspaper as saying that Hoang may have acted as a stockist for a larger syndicate. ABC News, 10 Apr. 2026 For You This week, Samsung released the Galaxy S26 Ultra, S26+ and S26 on retail markets, and the public can pick up the phones at their nearest stockists. Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 14 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for stockist

Word History

First Known Use

1910, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of stockist was in 1910

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“Stockist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stockist. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.

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