dealer

[ dee-ler ]
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noun
  1. a person who buys and sells articles without altering their condition; trader or merchant, especially a wholesaler: I got a dealer's discount on this coat.

  2. Cards. the player distributing the cards.

  1. a person who behaves or acts toward another or others in a specified manner: a plain dealer.

  2. Slang. a person who buys and sells drugs illegally.

  3. a person who buys securities for their own account and retains them until sold to another.

Origin of dealer

1
First recorded before 1000; Middle English delere, Old English dǣlere. See deal1, -er1

Other words from dealer

  • pre·deal·er, noun
  • sub·deal·er, noun

Words Nearby dealer

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British Dictionary definitions for dealer

dealer

/ (ˈdiːlə) /


noun
  1. a person or firm engaged in commercial purchase and sale; trader: a car dealer

  2. cards the person who distributes the cards

  1. slang a person who sells illegal drugs

Derived forms of dealer

  • dealership, noun

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