Question 1 · Quick check
retailer
/ˈɹiteɪlɚ/
noun
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In plain English
- 01
noun
A person or business that sells goods directly to customers.
- 02
noun
Extra detailA retail sales company or salesman.
Examples
Marks & Spencers is a well-known British retailer.
Walmart is a dominant retailer in the United States.
At a glance
Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 2
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Citations
- 3
Deep Dive
More examples
In contextAmong Baum’s many incarnations were these: military school student, actor, poultry expert, newspaperman, retailer, window dresser, women’s rights advocate, racist denigrator of American Indians and early Hollywood filmmaker.
Your market gardener is not a well-breeched man, dependant as he is on the imponderables of glut, the inequities of distribution, and the greeds of wholesaler and retailer.
Publishers typically sell hardcover books to retailers at half the list price, while retailers set consumer prices.
Quick test
Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.
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Origin
noun
From retail + -er.