What does dealer mean?

Definitions for dealer
ˈdi lərdeal·er

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word dealer.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. trader, bargainer, dealer, mongernoun

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

  2. dealernoun

    a firm engaged in trading

  3. dealernoun

    a seller of illicit goods

    "a dealer in stolen goods"

  4. principal, dealernoun

    the major party to a financial transaction at a stock exchange; buys and sells for his own account

  5. dealernoun

    the person who distributes the playing cards in a card game

Wiktionary

  1. dealernoun

    One who deals things, especially automobiles; a middleman.

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

  2. dealernoun

    One who peddles illicit drugs, especially to teenagers.

  3. dealernoun

    A particular type of stock broker or trader.

  4. dealernoun

    The person who deals the cards in a card game.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Dealernoun

    Etymology: from deal.

    I find it common with these small dealers in wit and learning, to give themselves a title from their first adventure. Jonathan Swift.

    Where fraud is permitted and connived at, the honest dealer is always undone, and the knave gets the advantage. Gulliver’s Travels.

ChatGPT

  1. dealer

    A dealer is an individual or entity that buys and sells goods or services for profit. In a business context, this can refer to someone who handles the trading or distribution of particular products, often in large quantities. In a finance context, dealers are individuals or firms in the securities industry who act as intermediaries between buyers and sellers in transactions, sometimes operating as market makers. A dealer typically has more knowledge about the market and products compared to a common buyer, and assumes risks associated with holding the inventory.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Dealernoun

    one who deals; one who has to do, or has concern, with others; esp., a trader, a trafficker, a shopkeeper, a broker, or a merchant; as, a dealer in dry goods; a dealer in stocks; a retail dealer

  2. Dealernoun

    one who distributes cards to the players

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British National Corpus

  1. Nouns Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'dealer' in Nouns Frequency: #1233

Anagrams for dealer »

  1. leader

  2. redeal

  3. relead

  4. relade

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of dealer in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of dealer in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of dealer in a Sentence

  1. Rob Portman:

    With this group right here, you have a car (dealer), a flag maker and a pizza maker, you have a great group of entrepreneurs here.

  2. Farbod Mimeh:

    With G7 talks underway, we could be lined up for another choppy session with little change amid swinging sentiment between a deal being stuck and bearish talk on Greece's chances of averting disaster," Farbod Mimeh, a junior dealer at Capital Spreads in London, said in a note to clients. http://www.dnaindia.com/money/report-asian-shares-drop-dollar-at-highest-since-2002-against-yen-2089942

  3. Donald Trump:

    The only way to solve the drug problem is through toughness. When you catch a drug dealer, you've got to put him away for a long time.

  4. Bernie Ecclestone:

    They did n’t want a job - they wanted to travel, look at the bank account and be in the press. I have said it so many times before : we need another used-car dealer, and the used-car dealers that I have found make a lot more money than I do, so why should they change their business ?

  5. Charles Whitehead:

    If they are the CEO of a shell company that does nothing more than manage the broker-dealer, that's an issue, if all you've done is rearrange the deck chairs so that you are.

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Translations for dealer

From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary

  • търговец, раздавач, дилърBulgarian
  • obchodník, dealer, prodejce, rozdávající, zprostředkovatel, krupiér, bankéřCzech
  • Geber, Dealer, Händler, Drogenhändler, TickerGerman
  • crupier, concesionarioSpanish
  • diiler, maakler, narkodiiler, jagajaEstonian
  • jakaja, jälleenmyyjäFinnish
  • dealerFrench
  • dèiligearScottish Gaelic
  • díler, eiturlyfjasaliIcelandic
  • distributore, piazzista, rappresentante, rivenditore, spacciatoreItalian
  • kaiwhiuwhiuMāori
  • dealer, geverDutch
  • diler, dilerka, rozdający, rozdającaPolish
  • сдавать, маклер, дилер, раздавать, торговецRussian

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