stockist

[ stok-ist ]

noun

, British.

1. a wholesale or retail establishment that stocks merchandise.

stockist

/ ˈstɒkɪst /

noun

1. commerce a dealer who undertakes to maintain stocks of a specified product at or above a certain minimum in return for favourable buying terms granted by the manufacturer of the product

Word History and Origins

Origin of stockist¹

First recorded in 1905–10; stock + -ist

Example Sentences

The time is November 1976, and the space is the Nuneaton branch of Radio Rentals, the old TV stockist that was once a familiar high street fixture.

From BBC

While halal meat is readily available on the mainland, there is only one wholesale stockist on the Isle of Wight which does not sell to the general public.

From BBC

“I asked him to put a mask on and immediately he just started to be really combative about the whole thing,” Stockist employee Josh Edgar told KSTU-TV.

From Washington Times

“Our official stockist at Mindil markets has been selling for years without any issue,” the company told the NT News in a statement.

From Fox News

What a gift to learn about the whimsical art teacher who introduced him to Mrs. Jack Gardner and her Venetian palace on Boston’s Back Bay; of Gloria, the high school friend who was the “Brenda Star” of his life; Miss Ross, the stockist at Bonwit’s, and Miss Dawson the buyer, who gave him training that lasted his entire life; celebrity photographer Editta Sherman; and so many more.

From Los Angeles Times