Meaning

5 senses
  1. One who deals in goods, especially automobiles; a middleman.

    That used car dealer gave me a great deal on my 1962 rusted-out Volkswagen bug!

    Händler

    ди́лерdíler, торго́вецtorgóvec

    ди́лерdýler, торго́вецьtorhóvecʹ

    someone who purchases and maintains an inventory of goods to be sold

  2. A drug dealer, one who peddles illicit drugs.

  3. A particular type of stock broker or trader.

    ди́лерdíler, ма́клерmákler

    ди́лерdýler, ма́клерmákler

  4. The person who deals the cards in a card game.

    Geber

    сдаю́щийsdajúščij, раздаю́щийrazdajúščij

    the person who distributes the playing cards in a card game

  5. One who deals or metes out anything.

Examples

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  1. Tom is a convicted drug dealer.

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  2. Tom is a former casino dealer.

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  3. Are you an art dealer, too?

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  4. Tom is an antique dealer now.

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  5. Tom is an art dealer, isn't he?

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
one who deals in things, e.g. automobiles:
a particular type of stock broker or trader:
Русский
By meaning 3
one who deals in things, e.g. automobiles:
a particular type of stock broker or trader:
the person who deals the cards in a card game:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
one who deals in things, e.g. automobiles:
the person who deals the cards in a card game:

Origin

From Middle English delare, from Old English dǣlere, from Proto-West Germanic [Term?]. By

From Middle English delare, from Old English dǣlere, from Proto-West Germanic [Term?]. By surface analysis, deal + -er. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Deeler, West Frisian dieler, Dutch deler, German Teiler, Swedish delare.

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Forms

plural: dealers
Singulardealer
Pluraldealers

regular

Synonyms

6 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • the major party to a financial transaction at a stock exchange; buys and sells for their own account:principal
  • someone who purchases and maintains an inventory of goods to be sold:traderbargainermonger

Word family

24 related words

Collocations

4 patterns
  • a drug dealer
  • drug dealer
  • an art dealer
  • art dealer

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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