wholesaler
/hˈoʊlsˌeɪlɚ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.86 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A person or company that buys merchandise from manufacturers, importers, or distributors and resells the merchandise to retail businesses and to business and institutional end users.
Example Sentences
- "He observed that a wholesaler who supplied my grandfather with goods continued to advertise the implements of a new game, called "Sphairistike.""
- "Your market gardener is not a well-breeched man, dependant as he is on the imponderables of glut, the inequities of distribution, and the greeds of wholesaler and retailer."
- "Among wholesalers, voluntary and cooperatives carry a far wider range and number of items in private brands than do unaffiliateds."
- "The packinghouse usually delivers shrimp to a few regular customers, such as breaders, freezers, canners, or wholesalers of fresh shrimp."
- "Now it seems parent company Anheuser-Busch is taking steps to help wholesalers who have taken a hit."
- "Do it Best is a member-owned wholesaler that sells hardware, lumber and other home goods to independent stores."
Etymology
From wholesale + -er.