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

Forward-looking brands and retailers are drawing up blueprints for the next demographic frontier — the tiniest tots born between 2025 and 2039.

— Faye Brookman, Footwear News, 21 Aug. 2026
The big-box retailer has also benefited from wealthier consumers’ trading down as Americans tighten their budgets.

— Kayla Steinberg, NBC news, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of retailer

Noun

The film played on just one screen at the Angelika in NYC and made $41,104, which the distributor said gives it a PSA that places seventh all-time for documentaries.

— Brian Welk, IndieWire, 19 Aug. 2026
That retail price isn’t set at the same time a fuel distributor purchases home heating oil at one of the terminals spread across Connecticut.

— Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of distributor

Noun

That’s critical because China is normally a major fuel exporter.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
Aramco, which is the world's top oil exporter, reportedly offered some Asian refiners medium and heavy crude cargo via ship-to-ship (STS) transfer off Fujairah in the UAE this month.

— August 18, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of exporter

Noun

Bitsight also raised the possibility that an original equipment distributor, reseller or custom firmware provider added the apps before the boxes reached consumers.

— Jesse Watson , Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 14 Aug. 2026
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

Definition of reseller

Noun

Videos on social media published last week showed empty markets in Tehran and Karaj, with sellers complaining that their fresh produce is not being bought.

— Leila Gharagozlou, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
Typically, such sellers would not openly declare shipment contents to avoid seizure by authorities.

— Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of seller

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

In an industrial zone in Arteixo, at the furthest northwestern tip of Spain, amid granite quarries and aluminum merchants, Inditex, the company that owns Zara, has built a city of glass.

— Gaby Wood, Vogue, 17 Aug. 2026
The deal is also a reminder that a growing number of empty retail spaces once operated by merchants that are defunct or downsizing are being picked up by a new generation of retailers and other types of companies.

— George Avalos, Mercury News, 17 Aug. 2026

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