wholesaler
noun
wholesaler is spelled W-H-O-L-E-S-A-L-E-R: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,504th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, wholesaler means “A person or company that buys merchandise from manufacturers, importers, or distributors and resells the merchandise to retail businesses and to…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of wholesaler is wholesalers.
How many letters and syllables are in wholesaler?
| Letters | 10: W-H-O-L-E-S-A-L-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 34,504th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is wholesaler?
Wholesaler appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,504th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce wholesaler?
Wholesaler has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-wholesaler.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of wholesaler
- wholesalers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does wholesaler mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
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.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Wholesaler in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense person or company that sells goods wholesale to retailers:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | grossiste |
| German | Großhändler |
| Portuguese | atacadista |
| Spanish | mayorista, comerciante mayorista |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does wholesaler come from?
From wholesale + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).