— wholesaler , n.
/hohl"sayl'/ , n., adj., adv., v., wholesaled, wholesaling .
n.
1. the sale of goods in quantity, as to retailers or jobbers, for resale (opposed to retail ).
adj.
2. of, pertaining to, or engaged in sale by wholesale.
3. extensive; broadly indiscriminate: wholesale discharge of workers.
adv.
4. in a wholesale way; on wholesale terms: I can get it for you wholesale.
5. in large quantities; on a large scale, esp. without discrimination: Wild horses were slaughtered wholesale.
v.t. , v.i.
6. to sell by wholesale.
[ 1375-1425; late ME, from the phrase by hole sale in gross; see WHOLE, SALE ]
Syn. 3. far-reaching, comprehensive, thorough, inclusive; undiscriminating, promiscuous.