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 addition to basket men, there are fishermen, auctioneers, fish hawkers and wholesalers, transport workers, ice suppliers. — Kamala Thiagarajan, NPR, 20 Sep. 2026

In July, the wholesaler officially introduced a new chicken tenders menu option to its food courts nationwide. — Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2026

In all, 20 companies (19 wholesalers and one retailer) sold the soaps in North Carolina, Mississippi, North Dakota, Nebraska, Maryland, South Carolina, Wisconsin, Georgia, Pennsylvania, California, Illinois, Iowa, New York, Texas, and Washington. — Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 17 Sep. 2026

Multiple team members held solid relationships with their wholesalers, and his systems ran the operation whether Bruno was on-site or traveling. — Jason Sisneros, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 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