dealer

nouncommon in dialogue

United Kingdom//ˈdiːlə(ɹ)//

One who deals in goods, especially automobiles; a middleman.

noun

1
One who deals in goods, especially automobiles; a middleman.
That used car dealer gave me a great deal on my 1962 rusted-out Volkswagen bug!
2
A drug dealer, one who peddles illicit drugs.
It's true that all the men you knew were dealers Who said they were through with dealing
3
A particular type of stock broker or trader.
4
The person who deals the cards in a card game.
5
One who deals or metes out anything.
Dealt a decisive blow, Newman himself becomes a vengeful dealer of blows, perpetuating the repetitive cycle of repression and eruption […]

Etymology

From Middle English delare, from Old English dǣlere, from Proto-West Germanic [Term?]. By surface analysis, deal + -er. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Deeler, West Frisian dieler, Dutch deler, German Teiler, Swedish delare.

Forms

plural: dealers

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dealer · One who deals in goods, especially automobiles; a middleman.

dealership · A place that sells items, especially cars.dealing · A business transaction.dealings · Relations with others.

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