pedagang besar
Indonesian
Etymology
Compound of pedagang + besar, calque of Dutch groothandelaar (“wholesaler”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pəˈdaɡaŋ bəˈsar/
Noun
pedagang besar (plural pedagang-pedagang besar)
- wholesaler: 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
- Synonyms: grosir, pemborong (Malay)
Further reading
- “pedagang besar”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016