dealer en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈdiːlə(ɹ)/ (UK)
- (US) audio
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der.? Proto-Germanic *dailiz Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Germanic *-janą Proto-Germanic *dailijaną Old English dǣlan Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Old English dǣlere Middle English delare English dealer 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.
Meanings
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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!
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A drug dealer, one who peddles illicit drugs.
It's true that all the men you knew were dealers Who said they were through with dealing
1967, Leonard Cohen, “The Stranger Song”, in Songs of Leonard Cohen:
- A particular type of stock broker or trader.
- The person who deals the cards in a card game.
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One who deals or metes out anything.
Dealt a decisive blow, Newman himself becomes a vengeful dealer of blows, perpetuating the repetitive cycle of repression and eruption […]
2018, Kate Stanley, Practices of Surprise in American Literature after Emerson, page 90:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| dealers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
dealership · scrap dealer · newsdealer · drug dealer · broker-dealer · interdealer · dealer board · megadealer · misdealer · art dealer · dealerdom · macaroni dealer · dealer's choice · wheeler-dealer · horsedealer · double-dealer · arms dealer · nondealer · plain dealer · slavedealer · sharedealer · coaldealer · drug-dealer · bookdealer · AADAOPA · subdealer
Descendants
Synonyms
Translations (99)
cmn 荷官 (the person who deals the cards in a card game) · da kortgiver (the person who deals the cards in a card game) · la mangō (one who deals in things, e.g. automobiles) · es dealer (one who deals in things, e.g. automobiles) · es concesionario (one who deals in things, e.g. automobiles) · cmn 莊家 /庄家 (the person who deals the cards in a card game) · mi kaihokohoko (one who deals in things, e.g. automobiles) · es díler (one who deals in things, e.g. automobiles) · bg търго́вец (one who deals in things, e.g. automobiles) · uk торго́вець (one who deals in things, e.g. automobiles) · pl dealerka (one who deals in things, e.g. automobiles) · cs krupiér (the person who deals the cards in a card game) · ko 딜러 (the person who deals the cards in a card game) · da børshandler (a particular type of stock broker or trader) · cs prodejce (one who deals in things, e.g. automobiles) · gd dèiligear (one who deals in things, e.g. automobiles) · pt negociante (one who deals in things, e.g. automobiles) · be ды́лер (a particular type of stock broker or trader) · ru ма́клер (a particular type of stock broker or trader) · cs obchodník (one who deals in things, e.g. automobiles) · et jagaja (the person who deals the cards in a card game) · ja ディーラー (a particular type of stock broker or trader) · ru торго́вец (one who deals in things, e.g. automobiles) · pl dealer (one who deals in things, e.g. automobiles) · az ticarətçi (one who deals in things, e.g. automobiles) · ro dealer (one who deals in things, e.g. automobiles) · de Geber (the person who deals the cards in a card game) · pl diler (one who deals in things, e.g. automobiles) · bg раздава́ч (the person who deals the cards in a card game) · ja ディーラー (the person who deals the cards in a card game) · ru ди́лер (a particular type of stock broker or trader) · be ды́лер (one who deals in things, e.g. automobiles) · cmn 商人 (one who deals in things, e.g. automobiles) · bg ди́лър (a particular type of stock broker or trader) · cs bankéř (the person who deals the cards in a card game) · ca concessionari (one who deals in things, e.g. automobiles) · uk ма́клер (a particular type of stock broker or trader) · et maakler (a particular type of stock broker or trader) · mk ра́здавач (the person who deals the cards in a card game) · pl rozdająca (the person who deals the cards in a card game) · pl rozdający (the person who deals the cards in a card game) · fa-ira تاجِر (one who deals in things, e.g. automobiles) · ro vânzător (one who deals in things, e.g. automobiles) · nb forhandler (one who deals in things, e.g. automobiles) · mk тр́говец (one who deals in things, e.g. automobiles) · ja 親 (the person who deals the cards in a card game) · ja 商人 (one who deals in things, e.g. automobiles) · ro dealer (a particular type of stock broker or trader) · nl dealer (one who deals in things, e.g. automobiles) · it piazzista (a particular type of stock broker or trader) · et diiler (a particular type of stock broker or trader) · et diiler (the person who deals the cards in a card game) · ro dealer (the person who deals the cards in a card game) · th ผู้ค้า (a particular type of stock broker or trader) · fa-ira دَلَّال (one who deals in things, e.g. automobiles) · az tacir (one who deals in things, e.g. automobiles) · fr donneur (the person who deals the cards in a card game) · az mal satan (one who deals in things, e.g. automobiles) · fr croupier (the person who deals the cards in a card game) · uk ди́лер (a particular type of stock broker or trader) · es repartidor de naipes (the person who deals the cards in a card game) · cs rozdávající (the person who deals the cards in a card game) · cmn 莊 /庄 (the person who deals the cards in a card game) · de Händler (one who deals in things, e.g. automobiles) · ko 딜러 (a particular type of stock broker or trader) · pl dilerka (one who deals in things, e.g. automobiles) · bn কারবারী (one who deals in things, e.g. automobiles) · it rivenditore (one who deals in things, e.g. automobiles) · fa-ira مُعامِلِهگَر (one who deals in things, e.g. automobiles) · da fondshandler (a particular type of stock broker or trader) · th ผู้ค้า (one who deals in things, e.g. automobiles) · ca croupier (the person who deals the cards in a card game) · mk ди́лер (the person who deals the cards in a card game) · be гандля́р (one who deals in things, e.g. automobiles) · az alverçi (one who deals in things, e.g. automobiles) · ja ディーラー (one who deals in things, e.g. automobiles) · mi kaiwhiuwhiu (the person who deals the cards in a card game) · fi jakaja (the person who deals the cards in a card game) · th เจ้ามือ (the person who deals the cards in a card game) · et diiler (one who deals in things, e.g. automobiles) · ar تَاجِرَة (one who deals in things, e.g. automobiles) · fr concessionnaire (one who deals in things, e.g. automobiles) · pt distribuidor (the person who deals the cards in a card game) · mk ди́лер (a particular type of stock broker or trader) · ko 딜러 (one who deals in things, e.g. automobiles) · ru сдаю́щий (the person who deals the cards in a card game) · uk ди́лер (one who deals in things, e.g. automobiles) · ko 상인 (one who deals in things, e.g. automobiles) · ru раздаю́щий (the person who deals the cards in a card game) · ko 영맨 (one who deals in things, e.g. automobiles) · nl gever (the person who deals the cards in a card game) · be ма́клер (a particular type of stock broker or trader) · ar تَاجِر (one who deals in things, e.g. automobiles) · fi jälleenmyyjä (one who deals in things, e.g. automobiles) · da forhandler (one who deals in things, e.g. automobiles) · it distributore (one who deals in things, e.g. automobiles) · ru ди́лер (one who deals in things, e.g. automobiles) · cs zprostředkovatel (one who deals in things, e.g. automobiles) · it rappresentante (one who deals in things, e.g. automobiles)