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
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Usually, an interior designer makes their money by buying furniture for a client, getting a 15 percent discount from the wholesaler, and then charging the customer full price.
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Brian Moylan, Vulture, 4 Dec. 2025
Granite wholesalers have similarly needed to recalibrate their sales practices.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 30 Nov. 2025
According to court documents cited by the DOJ, Azruddin Mohamed, 38, and his father, Nazar Mohamed, 72, owned Mohamed's Enterprise, a gold wholesaler and exporter in Guyana that shipped gold to buyers in Miami and Dubai.
—Sergio Candido, CBS News, 28 Nov. 2025
The calculation is tricky, because tariffs are paid by US importers who typically pass those costs onto wholesalers, retailers and eventually consumers.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 17 Nov. 2025
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Brian Moylan, Vulture, 4 Dec. 2025
Granite wholesalers have similarly needed to recalibrate their sales practices.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 30 Nov. 2025
According to court documents cited by the DOJ, Azruddin Mohamed, 38, and his father, Nazar Mohamed, 72, owned Mohamed's Enterprise, a gold wholesaler and exporter in Guyana that shipped gold to buyers in Miami and Dubai.
—Sergio Candido, CBS News, 28 Nov. 2025
The calculation is tricky, because tariffs are paid by US importers who typically pass those costs onto wholesalers, retailers and eventually consumers.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 17 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for wholesaler
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“Wholesaler.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wholesaler. Accessed 8 Dec. 2025.
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