wholesaler

noun

Definition of wholesalernext
as in retailer

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Recent Examples of wholesaler The wholesaler-distributor organization won its request in court for a preliminary injunction in the enforcement of the Oregon law earlier this year. — Lizzie Kane, Sacbee.com, 25 Aug. 2026 As Taylor Farms deals with the fallout from the cyclospora outbreak, the California vegetable wholesaler had to issue a recall of food products with jalapeño peppers from Walmart, Kroger, Target and other large chains. — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 10 Aug. 2026 The mortgage wholesaler sent a letter dated July 16 to the Federal Housing Finance Agency, which oversees Fannie and Freddie, urging the agency to modify or postpone the changes. — Sarah Agostino, CNBC, 1 Aug. 2026 Prosecutors say Hammond, who was a pharmacist at Central Pharmacy in Lansing from 2020 to 2024, dispensed and billed a substantial number of female condoms that the pharmacy never received from a wholesaler. — Joseph Buczek, CBS News, 24 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for wholesaler
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wholesaler
  1. retailer
  2. distributor
  3. exporter
  4. reseller
  5. seller
  6. vendor
  7. discounter
  8. merchant
Noun
  • International buyers, which make up 40 percent of the business, include live sellers and retailers.
    — Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Here are nine of the most impressive Chromebook deals from all the top retailers.
    — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of retailer
Noun
  • The film is produced by Plan B Entertainment, STUDIOCANAL and Joy Coalition, with Focus Features aboard as distributor.
    — SPIN Staff, SPIN, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The Believe deal marks Suno’s first partnership with an independent music distributor.
    — Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of distributor
Noun
  • Russia has long been the world’s second-largest exporter of diesel fuel after the United States.
    — Rob Wile, NBC news, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Brazil, the world's largest beef exporter, shipped about 108,000 tons of beef worth about $1 billion to the EU in 2025, according to government figures.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of exporter
Noun
  • The procedures examine whether customers satisfy the relevant reseller criteria.
    — Alia Noor, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Fans who bought tickets from a third-party reseller should contact their point of purchase, Live Nation said.
    — Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of reseller
Noun
  • And the risks are compounded by the fact that many people are sourcing the injectable formulations from a grey market of online sellers.
    — Will Stone, NPR, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Nordic Fair Isle prints and anything with sheep, stripes, or funky patterns are fantastic sellers.
    — Ashley Poskin, Martha Stewart, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of seller
Noun
  • Still, concerns around customer concentration, vendor financing, and data center pushback continue to weigh on the stock.
    — Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The policy also says some information may be handled by outside vendors that provide services such as IT management, data analytics or cloud storage.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of vendor
Noun
  • Spirit, the pioneering discounter, permanently shut down operations on May 2 after failing to secure a federal government bailout.
    — David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 8 July 2026
  • Barneys New York ranks as one of retail’s greatest makeovers — transforming from a menswear discounter in the ’60s into a chic and irreverent enclave for luxury fashion.
    — David Moin, Footwear News, 11 June 2026
Definition of discounter
Noun
  • With merchant bookings, the company sits inside the transaction, handling processing, currency conversion, refunds and fraud for small hotels that could never build that infrastructure themselves.
    — Isabella Gao, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Black pepper from India became particularly prized in Roman cooking, while Arabian ports and merchants played an important role in trade between the Mediterranean and the Indian Ocean.
    — Laura Payne, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of merchant

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