dealer

[dee-ler] /ˈdi lər/
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 his or her account and retains them until sold to another.
Compare stockbroker.
Origin
before 1000; Middle English delere, Old English dǣlere. See deal1, -er1
Related forms
predealer, noun
subdealer, noun
Examples from the web for dealer
  • Before opening for business, a broker-dealer has to comply with a number of requirements.
  • Don't accept theoretical replacement parts: ask the dealer if they keep them in stock.
  • Try an auto dealer, one of the larger ones--they sometimes have good deals on longer-term rentals.
  • They include page after page of heavy underlining and marginalia that a book dealer thought detracted from their value.
  • Flour is branded under different names to suit manufacturer or dealer.
  • There was good news today for the nation's largest auto dealer chain.
  • If you notice new facades, solar panels and a fresher look at your local car dealer, there's a reason why.
  • Helium, so useful for filling balloons, can also be obtained cheaply at any party-goods dealer.
  • No, you can't buy a hydrogen car from a local dealer.
  • There are hardly any of these vehicles sitting on dealer lots that aren't demonstration vehicles.
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
3.
(slang) a person who sells illegal drugs
Derived Forms
dealership, noun
Word Origin and History for dealer
n.

Old English dælere "divider, distributor; agent, negotiator," agent noun from deal (v.). Meaning "player who passes out the cards in a game" is from c.1600; meaning "one who deals in merchandise" is from 1610s. Illegal drug sense is recorded by 1920.

Slang definitions & phrases for dealer

dealer

noun
  1. A person who makes a living from gambling, whether or not an actual dealer-out of cards •Dealer, ''player who distributes the cards,'' is attested from 1600: A bookmaker, who is known as a dealer in refined usage (1950s+ Gambling)
  2. A person involved actively and aggressively in a range of negotiations, trades, purchases, etc; wheeler-dealer (1950s+)
  3. A person who sells narcotics; peddler; connection, pusher: The ''dealer'' (not ''pusher'') is the man who sells all this (1920s+ Narcotics)
Related Terms

juice dealer