wholesaler

noun

whole·​sal·​er ˈhōl-ˌsā-lər 

: a merchant middleman who sells chiefly to retailers, other merchants, or industrial, institutional, and commercial users mainly for resale or business use

Examples of wholesaler in a Sentence

a leading wholesaler in the book business

Recent Examples on the Web

The producer price index, which measures what wholesalers pay for raw goods and materials, was flat month over month in July. — Sean Conlon,joseph Wilkins, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2026

Preservation Distillery in Bardstown, KY Chris Perugini Palatella bought cases of old whiskey wholesalers couldn’t move, formed a distribution company called International Beverage and exported them overseas. — Chris Perugini, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

The second is partnering with domestic wholesalers and brand platforms, which allows for much faster speed-to-market. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 12 Aug. 2026

As Taylor Farms deals with the fallout from the cyclospora outbreak, the California vegetable wholesaler had to issue a recall of food products with jalapeño peppers from Walmart, Kroger, Target and other large chains. — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 10 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1800, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for wholesaler

• semitrailer
• bailer
• bailor
• baler
• jailer
• jailor
• paler
• sailer
• sailor
• scalar
• scaler
• tailor