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noun
A retailer or distributor who has stocks of a certain type of item for sale.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Commonwealth, Ireland, UK
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
one (as a retailer or distributor) that stocks goods
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: supplier, provider
History
Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *stokk Old English stocc Middle English stok English stock Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English stockist From stock + -ist.
