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[ dee -ler ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈdi lər / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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noun 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.
Cards . the player distributing the cards.
a person who behaves or acts toward another or others in a specified manner: a plain dealer.
Slang . a person who buys and sells drugs illegally.
a person who buys securities for his or her account and retains them until sold to another.
Origin of dealer before 1000; Middle English delere, Old English dǣlere. See deal1 , -er1
OTHER WORDS FROM dealer pre·deal·er, noun sub·deal·er, noun Words nearby dealer Deakin, deal, dealate, dealcoholization, dealcoholize, dealer , dealer's choice, dealership, dealfish, deal in, dealing
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Example sentences from the Web for dealer And he called both the dealer and the girl who worked nights baby, and neither of them seemed to mind.
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Nancy is a dealer with high standing in a drug empire, if not the one running the show a good chunk of the time.
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The dealer calls himself to check the numbers, and the transaction is made.
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Aunetta has worked for the past five years as a 21 dealer in a Reno casino for $35 a night and tips.
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The dealer made his calculation, with many side-glances at the vendor.
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Inquiring of a woman in a neighboring door-step, I was informed that the dealer had been arrested.
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It is said to have been made in England, by order of a Philadelphia dealer , in 1801.
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We will not rest until the day of the dealer is over, forever.
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Then when he ships his crop, the dealer adds his commissions, insurance, etc.
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British Dictionary definitions for dealer noun a person or firm engaged in commercial purchase and sale; trader a car dealer
cards the person who distributes the cards
slang a person who sells illegal drugs
Derived forms of dealer dealership , noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Words related to dealer merchant, trafficker, vendor, trader, banker, retailer, wholesaler, merchandiser, bursar, businessperson, marketer, chandler, dispenser, changer, tradesperson