WHOLESALER Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

wholesaler

noun

Definition of wholesaler

as in retailer

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Recent Examples of wholesaler In 2012, drought was building, and San Diego CWA largely relied on a single wholesaler, the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, for its water purchases. — Sara Sutherland, Oc Register, 8 June 2026 The company is the largest wholesaler of steel and technical installations in Denmark. — Steve Banker, Forbes.com, 3 June 2026 Costco, the discount wholesaler, is the most challenging. — Donna Vickroy, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2026 Born in Nagano in 1932, Suzuki joined retailer Ito-Yokado in 1963 after working at a book wholesaler. — Reuters 20 Hr Ago, CNN Money, 25 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for wholesaler

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Noun

Ukraine also launched another attack on the premises of Wildberries, Russia’s biggest online retailer, which Kyiv says helps supply the Russian military.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026
Its own store gives DeMellier control over a part of the customer relationship previously handed to other retailers, while putting it physically alongside businesses charging multiples of its prices.

— Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of retailer

Noun

Compliant Technologies’ Oklahoma distributor, Justin Morris, said at the time the way the technology is used isn’t capable of causing injury.

— Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026
The independent company was initially known as the nontheatrical partner of Open Road Films, the specialty distributor behind best picture winner Spotlight that declared bankruptcy in 2018.

— David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of distributor

Noun

The world’s top oil exporter, Aramco, is seeking to reroute some of its exports to the Red Sea instead of the Persian Gulf in an effort to circumvent the shuttered Strait of Hormuz.

— Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 9 Aug. 2026
In IconArrows pointing outwards The optimism about exporting comes as China quickly went from a reclusive market to the largest global exporter of vehicles in recent years.

— Michael Wayland, CNBC, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of exporter

Noun

The City of Pittsburgh requires an annual ticket-reseller license for anyone reselling tickets connected to events at PNC Park, PPG Paints Arena or Acrisure Stadium, still referred to as Heinz Field in the city code.

— Gabby Sartori, USA Today, 8 Aug. 2026
While the manufacturers refused to communicate, an unnamed reseller of the devices did respond and claims to be assisting with the ongoing investigation.

— Justyn Newman, PC Magazine, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of reseller

Noun

That creates sellers who are responding to portfolio construction rather than valuation.

— Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Greater currency stability gives buyers and sellers more confidence that a valuation agreed today will still hold when a deal closes or an investor eventually exits.

— Yinka Adegoke, semafor.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of seller

Noun

Somebody on the vendor side said that if American companies slow down here, somebody else wins.

— Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
Driscoll said this process ensures that these companies, which do not need to have existing contracts but might one day become vendors to the government, will have access to a test range within 30 days of requesting it.

— Rebecca Schneid, Time, 8 Aug. 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

But Norwich City were here long before the by-now-familiar array of bargain stores, DIY merchants and shoe shops that can be found a couple of hundred yards away.

— Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
The project, which is expected to take two years, has brought construction noise, dust and the loss of nearby parking spaces, all of which merchants say have driven customers away.

— Maddie White, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026

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