dealer

[ dee-ler ]

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.
3. a person who behaves or acts toward another or others in a specified manner:

   a plain dealer.

4. Slang. a person who buys and sells drugs illegally.
5. a person who buys securities for their own account and retains them until sold to another.

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
3. slang.
   a person who sells illegal drugs

Derived Forms

• ˈdealerˌship, noun

Other Words From

• pre·dealer noun
• sub·dealer noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of dealer¹

First recorded before 1000; Middle English delere, Old English dǣlere. See deal ¹, -er ¹

Related Words

• banker
• merchant
• retailer
• trader
• trafficker
• vendor
• wholesaler