Definition of wholesaler
: a merchant middleman who sells chiefly to retailers, other merchants, or industrial, institutional, and commercial users mainly for resale or business use
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Examples of wholesaler in a Sentence
a leading wholesaler in the book business
Recent Examples of wholesaler from the Web
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Three other sterile barberry varieties that are being grown by wholesalers for later sale are a super compact cultivar with yellow foliage, and two compact shrubs, one with yellow and the other with green foliage.
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BJ’s customers have no way of knowing whether they are being properly charged because the wholesaler does not disclose which portion of the discount is funded by a manufacturer and which portion is funded by BJ’s, Silverman and Diaz said.
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The brewers argue that the cap forces them into costly contracts with wholesalers, who would take over all sales and distribution rights.
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But online wine merchants are neither wholesalers nor retailers, and their aggressive grab for market share created a new conflict within the industry.
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First Known Use of wholesaler
circa 1800
WHOLESALER Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of wholesaler for English Language Learners
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: a person or company that sells things to businesses and not to individuals
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