someone who buys large quantities of goods and resells to merchants rather than to the ultimate customers
"The local bakery owner relies on the regional wholesaler to supply fresh flour in bulk for his daily pastries."
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.
"The local bakery relied on a regional wholesaler to stock their shelves since they couldn't afford to purchase flour in such large quantities directly from the mill."