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dealer

//ˈdiːlə(ɹ)//

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Note for dealer

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Forms

Plural
dealers

Definitions

  1. 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!
  2. 2.A particular type of stock broker or trader.

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

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

Frequency

Overall

Uncommon· #3191

By learning goal

Everyday conversation
Rare
General reading & writing
Uncommon
Academic
Rare
Literature
Rare

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Word family

Etymology

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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