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

In 10 months, Eredi Zucca grew both through its direct presence — including a standalone barber shop in Milan and online store — and via wholesalers, with these channels accounting for 40 percent and 60 percent of total sales, respectively. — Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2026

Pacific Seafood is a wholesaler and manufacturer that handles fishing, processing and the distribution of seafood across the country. — ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026

Several bills in this year’s regular session sponsored by Brown had to do with provisions for property classification and real estate wholesaler disclosures. — Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2026

Those first computers, developed during the Second World War, evoked the basement warehouses of a chandelier wholesaler. — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 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