wholesaler

noun

whole·​sal·​er ˈhōl-ˌsā-lər How to pronounce wholesaler (audio)
: 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
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For example, the wholesaler SpartanNash, which was just acquired by C&S Wholesale, is a large supplier to military exchanges. Errol Schweizer, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025 Video footage online showed a crowd gathering outside Ambiance Apparel, a manufacturer, importer and wholesaler, on the 900 block of Towne Avenue on Friday, as about two dozen people were loaded into white SUVs by agents. Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 8 June 2025 Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: Costco — The wholesaler gained more than 3% on fiscal third-quarter results that surpassed analysts’ estimates, while sales jumped 8% from the same period a year ago. Brian Evans, CNBC, 30 May 2025 Rice stocks at Japan Agricultural Cooperatives and other commercial wholesalers have been 400,000 tons short of last year’s levels, hitting a record low 1.53 million tons as of June, farm ministry data show. Mari Yamaguchi, Christian Science Monitor, 30 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for wholesaler

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1800, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of wholesaler was circa 1800

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“Wholesaler.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wholesaler. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.

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