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

Other Word Forms

• dealership noun
• predealer noun
• subdealer 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 www.thesaurus.com
• trader 
• trafficker www.thesaurus.com
• vendor 
• wholesaler