dealer
noun
a person who buys and sells articles without altering their condition; trader or merchant, especially a wholesaler.
dealers
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pluralof dealer.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Primary dealers were left with just 2.5%, their smallest share since the financial crisis.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026
Indirect bidders, which include foreign institutions, took more than 80% of the issue, while primary dealers were left with just 2.5%.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026
As a reporter for the Sunday World newspaper, he had built a reputation for stories which exposed paramilitaries and drug dealers operating in Northern Ireland.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
Analysts said traders were presented with a "Goldilocks" batch of figures that provided a fillip to equities on Wall Street as the dealers revised lower the likelihood of a second successive interest rate hike.
From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026
“Julio, who owns these buildings? It’s just amazing that somehow dealers steer clear from here. At times—” “Blanca, count your blessings and eat up, all right?”
From "Bodega Dreams" by Ernesto Quinonez
