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  • noun One who stockpiles.

Etymologies

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stockpile +‎ -er

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Examples

  • Perhaps the Congressman forgot that, in addition to being the biggest stockpiler of nuclear weapons on the planet in clear violation of its obligations to the Non-Proliferation Treaty, the United States is also the only country in the history of the world to ever use nuclear weapons.

    GOLDSTONEWALLED! | US Congress Endorses Israeli War Crimes 2009

  • The United States has not actively used land mines since the first Gulf War in 1991, but we still possess some 10-15 million of them, making us the third largest stockpiler in the world, behind China and Russia.

    Bill Moyers: The Land Mines Obama Won't Touch 2009

  • You're quite right -- we need to continue the preemptive fight, but we must wage a preemptive war on war because the planet now has the power to destroy itself many times over, and many of the major players on the battlefield, as you know, possess nuclear weapons including Pakistan, and India, Israel, Russia, and the biggest nuclear stockpiler of all -- the United States of America.

    Jayne Lyn Stahl: An Open Letter to President Barack Obama 2009

  • "South Africa is the biggest producer and stockpiler of cluster munitions in Africa," Mtonga said in a telephone interview from the

    ANC Daily News Briefing 2008

  • Before I had Nicholas, I was a major grocery store stockpiler.

    Sweetnicks- Food & Life - It's All at Sweetnicks 2006

  • Before I had Nicholas, I was a major grocery store stockpiler.

    Archive 2006-06-01 2006

  • As a major former user, producer and stockpiler of cluster munitions, the UK's decision to sign this treaty was significant and praiseworthy, as was its decision not to promote the protocol under discussion in Geneva.

    The Economist: Daily news and views 2012

  • At first he worked with his father, but, after his father's death, Milner took over the business as a transporter and stockpiler of cotton during the harvest.

    Kiva Loans 2010

  • At first he worked with his father, but, after his father's death, Milner took over the business as a transporter and stockpiler of cotton during the harvest.

    Kiva Loans 2010

  • I thought I'd take a stab at this grouping (and this one only), just to get my feet wet as a stockpiler.

    ReadABlog.com New Blogs and RSS Feeds 2010

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