Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun One who discounts; specifically, one who buys mercantile paper at a discount.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun One who discounts; a discount broker.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun A vendor of discount goods.
  • noun One who discounts.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a sales outlet offering goods at a discounted price

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Examples

  • Customers also weren't sold on Wal-Mart's merchandise - the discounter was the only chain to receive below-average quality scores in over half of the survey's product categories, including apparel, jewelry and electronics.

    Business and financial news - CNNMoney.com 2010

  • Other consumer stocks such as discounter Wal-Mart Stores Inc.,

    The Seattle Times 2010

  • "Jantz said she would spend even more time in Auburn if more stores such as discounter TJ Maxx or restaurant Chick Fil A opened in the community" she moves from Southern California to Weimar and complains about not having stores like TJ Maxx or Chick Fil A ....

    Auburn Journal - Top Stories 2009

  • "Jantz said she would spend even more time in Auburn if more stores such as discounter TJ Maxx or restaurant Chick Fil A opened in the community" she moves from Southern California to Weimar and complains about not having stores like TJ Maxx or Chick Fil A ....

    Auburn Journal - Top Stories 2009

  • Formerly of Southern California, Jantz said she would spend even more time in Auburn if more stores such as discounter TJ Maxx or restaurant Chick Fil A opened in the community.

    Auburn Journal - Top Stories 2009

  • It has struggled behind Best Buy Inc and faced heightened competition from other store chains, such as discounter Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

    Hispanic Business Magazine 2009

  • Formerly of Southern California, Jantz said she would spend even more time in Auburn if more stores such as discounter TJ Maxx or restaurant Chick Fil A opened in the community.

    Auburn Journal - Top Stories 2009

  • 'discounter' brands highlights consumer spending worries.

    DairyReporter RSS 2009

  • "The only one who was able to come up with a different kind of discounter, a more upscale discounter, a more fashion-forward discounter, a more interesting discounter, a discounter that attracted a more affluent clientele -- the only one who did it was Target.

    Features from Minnesota Public Radio 2010

  • "The only one who was able to come up with a different kind of discounter, a more upscale discounter, a more fashion-forward discounter, a more interesting discounter, a discounter that attracted a more affluent clientele -- the only one who did it was Target.

    Features from Minnesota Public Radio 2010

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