varejista

Portuguese

Etymology

From varejo (“retail”) +‎ -ista (“-ist”), from varejar (“to sell at retail; to beat with a stick”), from vara (“stick; rod”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /va.ɾeˈʒis.tɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /va.ɾeˈʒis.tɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /va.ɾeˈʒiʃ.tɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /va.ɾeˈʒis.ta/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /vɐ.ɾɨˈʒiʃ.tɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /vɐ.ɾɨˈʒiʃ.tɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐ.ɾɨˈʒiʃ.tɐ/

• Hyphenation: va‧re‧jis‧ta

Noun

varejista m (plural varejistas)

1. (Brazil) retailer (retail sales company)

   Synonyms: (Portugal) retalhista, (Portugal) retalho, (Brazil) varejo

Noun

varejista m or f by sense (plural varejistas)

1. (Brazil) retailer (retail salesman or woman)

   Synonym: (Portugal) retalhista

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “retail sales company”): atacado (Brazil), atacadista (Brazil), grossista (Portugal)
• (antonym(s) of “retail salesman”): atacadista (Brazil), grossista (Portugal)

Adjective

varejista m or f (plural varejistas, not comparable)

1. (Brazil) retail (relating to the sale of goods or services directly to individual consumers)

   Synonym: (Portugal) retalhista

Antonyms

• atacadista (Brazil), grossista (Portugal)

Related terms

• varejar
• varejo