wholesaler
nounUK /ˈhəʊlseɪlə/
US /ˈhoʊlseɪlər/
A wholesaler is a person or company that buys lots of things and sells them to shops.
The shop buys its fruit from a wholesaler instead of from farmers.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A business that sells goods in large quantities to other businesses rather than to the public.
The wholesaler delivers boxes of toys to small stores every week.
3. Someone who sells products to retailers at a lower price than usual.
As a wholesaler, she offers discounts when you buy a hundred items at once.
4. A company that acts as a link between makers of goods and the shops that sell them.
The wholesaler stores the goods in a big warehouse until shops order them.