dealer
/ˈdiːlə
/noun
1A person who buys and sells goods: a dealer in foreign stamps...
- The edition, which was expected to fetch up to £10,000, was bought by a book dealer in Bristol.
- Although we bought calves locally for rearing, we sometimes bought them from a dealer in Cheshire.
- The painting of Calais, being sold by a dealer in Hampshire, was also snapped up for the gallery.
Synonyms
trader, tradesman, tradesperson, merchant, salesman, saleswoman, salesperson, seller, buyer, buyer and seller, marketeer, merchandiser, distributor, supplier, vendor, shopkeeper, retailer, wholesaler, purveyor, marketer, trafficker, pedlar, hawker;
British stockist;
North American storekeeper
informal pusher, runner, fence
dated chandler, shopman
archaic chapman
1.1A person who buys and sells shares, securities, or other financial assets as a principal (rather than as a broker or agent): a brash young dealer arrived on the dealing floor...See also broker-dealer.
- There's no doubt the market thinks so, with dealers marking down its shares a mere 10p to 1620p on this news.
- Under dealer principal Eugene Cranley, the company started up in Glasthule before moving to the present location some years ago.
- Volume in the shares was high - dealers said some small shareholders were selling out but most of the trading was down to institutional shareholders.
Synonyms
stockbroker, broker-dealer, broker, agent, negotiator
historical jobber
1.2 informal A person who sells illegal drugs: she was sucked into an underworld of heroin addicts, dealers, pimps, prostitution, and theft his mother was a crack dealer and he had a very troubled family life
2The player who distributes the cards at the start of a game.At the beginning of the game, the dealer deals to each player until the deck is exhausted....
- The game begins with the dealer flipping a card face-up in front of the person to his or her left.
- The early surrender rule allows the player to throw in the hand before the dealer checks the hole card for a Blackjack.
