Meaning & Definition of Dealer in English
English⟶
Dealer
/dilər/
noun
1. Someone who purchases and maintains an inventory of goods to be sold
synonym:
- trader,
- bargainer,
- dealer,
- monger
2. A firm engaged in trading
synonym:
- dealer
3. A seller of illicit goods
- "A dealer in stolen goods"
synonym:
- dealer
4. The major party to a financial transaction at a stock exchange
- Buys and sells for his own account
synonym:
- principal,
- dealer
5. The person who distributes the playing cards in a card game
synonym:
- dealer
Examples of using
Tom was a drug dealer.
I'm a plain dealer, I look on life plainly, I think plainly, I speak plainly.
The police suspected that Tom was a drug dealer.