dealer

CEFRB1

/ˈdiːlə(ɹ)/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A person or business that buys and sells something.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A drug dealer, one who peddles illicit drugs.

Examples

  • The dealer wants to sell a car.

  • The police suspected that Tom was a drug dealer.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2
Synonyms
2

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A particular type of stock broker or trader.

  2. One who deals in goods, especially automobiles; a middleman.

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

More examples

In context

  • We have come to an arrangement with the dealer about the price.

  • That used car dealer gave me a great deal on my 1962 rusted-out Volkswagen bug!

  • Dealt a decisive blow, Newman himself becomes a vengeful dealer of blows, perpetuating the repetitive cycle of repression and eruption […]

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

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.