wholesaler

noun whole·sal·er \ˈhōl-ˌsā-lər\

: a person or company that sells things to businesses and not to individuals

Full Definition of WHOLESALER

: a merchant middleman who sells chiefly to retailers, other merchants, or industrial, institutional, and commercial users mainly for resale or business use

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First Known Use of WHOLESALER

1857

Rhymes with WHOLESALER

blackmailer, curtailer, derailleur, detailer, e-mailer, entailer, e-tailer, house trailer, inhaler, retailer, self-mailer, wassailer

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