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retailer

retailer

205 2.4
A shop or company that sells goods to people for home use
  • noun
  • /ˈriːteɪlər/
translation icon : minorista
  • As a large online retailer, they provide fast delivery and a variety of products to choose from.
  • retailers sell
  • retailers and consumers
  • retailers and customers

And there were quite a few retailers that didn't feel the need.

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Examples

  • We are a clothing retailer based in Spanish Fork, UT.

  • A few big box retailers want to take them away.

  • Who do you guys believe is the largest retailer in the world?

  • So you strike a deal with retailer one and two.

  • And now he works at this big retailer.

  • How did they get that deal that they would be the retailer for Warner Brothers?

  • No credible retailer has had these issues.

  • Like you said, they're the largest retailer in the world.

  • My client is a well-known retailer.

  • Retailers are highly impacted by retail crime.

Synonyms

seller
vsretailer
257 1.0

A person or company that offers goods for money

focuses specifically on selling to the public for household use
vendor
vsretailer
257 2.0

A person or company that sells things, for example at a market

normally sells directly to consumers in fixed retail settings rather than as supplier
merchant
vsretailer
203 2.1

A person or company that buys and sells goods, often in shops

sells mainly to final consumers in smaller retail quantities rather than wholesale
shopkeeper
vsretailer
31 1.9

A person who owns or runs a small store and sells goods to customers

is a broader public seller not limited to small shop contexts
grocer
vsretailer
29 1.0

A person who runs a shop that sells food and small things for the home

is the general seller role not limited to food or household goods
bookseller
vsretailer
22 2.1

A person or shop that sells books

is the broader public seller role not limited to one product type
reseller
vsretailer
12 3.7

A person or business that buys goods to sell to others for profit

sells directly to final users rather than purchasing primarily to resell
peddler
vsretailer
8 5.7

A person who travels to sell small goods in streets or markets

operates from shops selling to public customers rather than itinerant street sales
storekeeper
vsretailer
7 2.7

A person who owns or manages a shop and looks after its daily work

emphasizes public sales generally rather than shop management duties
hawker
vsretailer
  • UK
4 7.4

A person who sells goods in the street or at markets

sells mainly from fixed premises to local consumers rather than itinerant sales
merchandiser
vsretailer
3 4.5

A person or company that buys and sells goods in shops

is the simple public-facing seller role rather than a trade specialist
tradesman
vsretailer
  • UK
1 3.7

A person who runs a shop that sells goods or services

is gender neutral and covers any person selling to final customers
stockist
vsretailer
  • UK
1 6.1

A shop or company that has and sells goods of a particular brand

is primarily about selling to consumers in small amounts rather than stocking
retailor
vsretailer
  • US
3.0

A person or business that sells things directly to customers

has identical meaning but differs only in spelling or form
retail merchant
vsretailer
2.8

A person or company that sells goods to people in small amounts for them to use

is the common shorter term for this public selling role
tradesperson
vsretailer
  • UK
3.5

A person who buys and sells goods in a shop or market

narrows this to selling directly to final consumers rather than general trade
merchanter
vsretailer
  • Archaic
8.1

A person or company that buys, sells, and moves goods

focuses on direct public sales in small quantities not broad trade roles

How Large

multinational
112 4.4
chain store
8 2.4
retailer
205 2.4
marketeer
  • UK
1 4.2

Surface Forms

retailer singular
retailers plural

Morphology

retailer = retail (transparent) = retail + er

Agentive suffix '-er' forms a clear and regular 'one who does X' noun from the verb 'retail', directly predictable by learners.

Etymology

Retailer comes from old French parts re- 'again' and taillier 'to cut', because sellers would cut large supplies into small pieces to sell, like a tailor who cuts cloth. So a retailer is a seller who sells goods to the public in small amounts.