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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A retailer or distributor who has stocks of a certain type of item for sale. Commonwealth, Ireland, UK

   "I need a replacement cartridge but I can't find a stockist."

2. 2
   one (as a retailer or distributor) that stocks goods wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

stockholderstockholder

Example

More examples

"I need a replacement cartridge but I can't find a stockist."

Etymology

From stock + -ist.

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