Dealer meaning

What does “dealer” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“dealer” is a noun with 5 meanings. Its most common meaning is: someone who purchases and maintains an inventory of goods to be sold.

dealer

noun

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

  2. a firm engaged in trading

  3. a seller of illicit goods

    “a dealer in stolen goods”

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

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  5. the person who distributes the playing cards in a card game

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University