wholesaler

noun whole·sal·er \ ˈhōl-ˌsā-lər \

Updated on: 21 Apr 2018

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

The family get through $650 of groceries from a wholesaler a week, including 12 gallons of milk, up to 100 eggs, 40lbs of chicken, and 40-50lbs of potatoes or rice.

— Fox News, "Florida 'supermom' of 16 home schools kids, shuttles them to 88 sports practices weekly," 11 Apr. 2018
Sourcing fabrics from wholesalers was my first summer job in high school.

— matthieu salvaing, Harper's BAZAAR, "Inside a Fashion Designer's Work Wardrobe," 9 Apr. 2018
The Kwok Family Founder: Kwok Tak-seng, a grocery wholesaler from Guangdong, immigrated to Hong Kong after the war and co-founded Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd. in 1963.

— Bloomberg.com, "Hong Kong's Tycoons Are Passing Massive Wealth to Their Heirs," 19 Mar. 2018
Shippabo works with small- and medium-size shippers, including flooring wholesaler Flooret and subscription-box service Loot Crate.

— erica e. phillips, WSJ, "E-Commerce Spurs Push for Speedier Shipping Payments," 13 Mar. 2018
The company previously announced four wholesalers — Kentucky Eagle Inc., River City Distributing Inc., Clark Distributing Co. Inc., and Stagnaro Distributing — would distribute Yuengling in Kentucky.

— darcy costello, The Courier-Journal, "Yuengling fans, mark your calendars. Here's when you can grab the beer in Kentucky," 2 Mar. 2018
Cline, a wholesaler who plans and sells group tours and events to tour operators, predicts the Cleveland Woodstock anniversary will be the largest group tour event in the United States in 2019.

— susan glaser, cleveland.com, "Tour operator plans major Woodstock 50th anniversary event - in Cleveland," 27 Feb. 2018
In 1892, the company switched from a wholesaler to a retailer.

— jeff suess, Cincinnati.com, "A look at Cincinnati’s lost Downtown department stores," 5 Jan. 2018
Built by William Haas, a Jewish immigrant from Germany who became a successful grocery wholesaler, the home is set on a lot that’s wider than typical San Francisco homes of its day.

— maryann jones thompson, latimes.com, "San Francisco Victorian reopens for tours, with original glamour and elegance on display," 4 Apr. 2018

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