dealer
NounUS[dee-ler]/ˈdilɚ/2 syllables
Open English WordNet
Noun (5)dealers
- someone who purchases and maintains an inventory of goods to be soldSynonyms: traderbargainermongerType of merchant, merchandiserKinds mercer, draper, fishmonger, seed seller, art dealer, horse trader, ironmonger, slopseller, costermonger, stamp dealer +6 more
- a firm engaged in tradingType of firm, houseKinds jewelry dealer, truck dealer, computer dealer, car dealer
- a seller of illicit goods“a dealer in stolen goods”Type of seller, marketerKinds pusher, drug peddler
- the major party to a financial transaction at a stock exchange; buys and sells for their own accountSynonyms: principalType of financierKinds broker-dealer
- the person who distributes the playing cards in a card gameType of card player
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Translations
Noun one who deals in things, e.g. automobiles
- Spanish
- concesionario
- French
- concessionnaire
- German
- Händler
- Portuguese
- negociante
- Russian
- ди́лер díler
- Arabic
- تَاجِر tājir
- Japanese
- ディーラー dīrā
- Dutch
- dealer
- Polish
- diler
- Korean
- 딜러 dilleo
7 more languages
- Portuguese (PT)
- negociante
- Czech
- obchodník
- Danish
- forhandler
- Estonian
- diiler
- Norwegian
- forhandler
- Romanian
- dealer
- Scottish Gaelic
- dèiligear
Noun card dealer in a game
- French
- donneur
- German
- Geber
- Japanese
- ディーラー dīrā
- Dutch
- gever
- Swedish
- giv
- Korean
- 딜러 dilleo
- Indonesian
- bandar
- Hungarian
- osztó
- Estonian
- diiler
- Finnish
- jakaja
1 more language
- Romanian
- dealer
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Deal′er noun
1. One who deals; one who has to do, or has concern, with others; esp., a trader, a trafficker, a shopkeeper, a broker, or a merchant; as, a dealer in dry goods; a dealer in stocks; a retail dealer.
2. One who distributes cards to the players.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54