subdealer

English

Etymology

From sub- +‎ dealer.

Noun

subdealer (plural subdealers)

1. A dealer whose inventory comes from a larger dealership.
   • 1916, Reports of cases decided in the Supreme Court of the state of South Dakota:

     Each automobile will be sold by the dealer to the subdealer at a discount of 15 per cent.

   • 2004, Bill Cullen, It's a Long Way from Penny Apples, →ISBN:

     As a subdealer, Liam couldn't preorder cars.

   • 2013, Deborah Bouziden, How to Start a Home-based Quilting Business, →ISBN, page xiii:

     She quilts, still teaches, and is an area sales rep for Gammill, a subdealer for the Stitch-n-Frame Gammill dealership, a beta tester for Creative Studio, and a certified trainer for Creative Studio 4.0.

Anagrams

• rule-based, subleader