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deal·er

(dē′lər)

1. One that is engaged in buying and selling: a used-car dealer; a drug dealer.

2. Games

a. The person who distributes the cards in a game of cards.

b. In a game of cards, especially poker, the position from which cards are dealt clockwise around the table, usually marked by the button.

3. A croupier.

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dealer

(ˈdiːlə)

1. (Commerce) a person or firm engaged in commercial purchase and sale; trader: a car dealer.

2. (Card Games) cards the person who distributes the cards

3. (Commerce) slang a person who sells illegal drugs

ˈdealerˌship n

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deal•er

(ˈdi lər)

n.

1. a trader or merchant, esp. a wholesaler.

2. the player distributing the cards in a card game.

3. a person who behaves or acts toward another or others in a specified manner: a plain dealer.

4. Slang. a person who buys and sells drugs illegally.

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Noun	1.	dealer - someone who purchases and maintains an inventory of goods to be sold bargainer, monger, trader art dealer - a dealer in works of art requiring esthetic evaluation barterer - a trader who exchanges goods and not money bibliopole, bibliopolist - a dealer in secondhand books (especially rare or curious books) cheesemonger - someone who sells cheese barrow-boy, barrow-man, costermonger - a hawker of fruit and vegetables from a barrow cutler - a dealer in cutlery draper - a dealer in fabrics and sewing materials (and sometimes in clothing and drygoods) fence - a dealer in stolen property fishmonger, fishwife - someone who sells fish horse trader - a hard bargainer hardwareman, ironmonger - someone who sells hardware; "in England they call a hardwareman an ironmonger" mercer - a dealer in textiles (especially silks) merchandiser, merchant - a businessperson engaged in retail trade seedman, seedsman - a dealer in seeds slopseller, slop-seller - a dealer in cheap ready-made clothing stamp dealer - a dealer in stamps (whose customers are stamp collectors) stock trader - someone who buys and sells stock shares
	2.	dealer - a firm engaged in trading business firm, firm, house - the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments; "he worked for a brokerage house" car dealer - a firm that sells and buys cars computer dealer - a firm that sells and buys computers jewelry dealer, jewelry store - a firm that sells and buys jewelry truck dealer - a firm that sells and buys trucks
	3.	dealer - a seller of illicit goods; "a dealer in stolen goods" drug dealer, drug peddler, drug trafficker, peddler, pusher - an unlicensed dealer in illegal drugs marketer, seller, trafficker, vender, vendor - someone who promotes or exchanges goods or services for money
	4.	dealer - the major party to a financial transaction at a stock exchange; buys and sells for his own account principal broker-dealer - a financial specialist who trades for his own account and so acts both as a broker and principal financier, moneyman - a person skilled in large scale financial transactions
	5.	dealer - the person who distributes the playing cards in a card game card player - someone who plays (or knows how to play) card games

dealer

noun

1. trader, marketer, merchant, supplier, wholesaler, purveyor, tradesman, merchandiser She is an antique dealer.

2. pusher, runner, doper (slang), hawker, peddler He was a drug dealer with a dangerous reputation.

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

dealer

noun

1. A person engaged in buying and selling:

businessperson, merchandiser, merchant, speculator, trader, tradesman, trafficker.

2. A person who sells narcotics illegally:

peddler.

Slang: pusher.

Translations

اللاعِب المُوَزِّع لأوراق اللعِبتَاجِرتاجِر، بائِع

obchodníkrozdavač karet

forhandlergiverhandlende

Händler Dealer Geber

αντιπρόσωπος διακινητής διακινήτρια ντίλερ

comerciante tratante camello repartidor traficante

jakajajälleenmyyjäkauppias

marchand négociant donneur

prodavač

dealerosztó

kaupmaîur, höndlarisá sem gefur

commerciante negoziante rivenditore trafficante

ディーラー

상인

dealer

forhandler giver kortgiver

dilerdilerkahandlarzrozdającarozdający

negociante

торговец

rozdávajúci

prekupčevalectrgovec

handlare

ผู้ทำธุรกิจ

satıcı tüccarkağıt dağıtan kimse

người buôn bán

发牌者商人经销商

dealer

[ˈdiːləʳ] N

1. (Comm) → comerciante mf (in de) (in cattle, horses) → tratante mf (in de) (= retailer) (gen) → distribuidor(a) m/f, proveedor(a) m/f; (in cars) → concesionario/a m/f
your local Honda dealer → su concesionario Honda más próximo
he's a dealer in stolen goods → es comerciante de mercancías robadas
a major London currency dealer → un importante agente de cambio londinense
he's a property/second-hand car dealer → se dedica a la compraventa de propiedades/coches de segunda mano
see also antique C
see also arm ² D
see also drug C
see also scrap C

2. (Cards) → repartidor(a) m/f de cartas
the dealer gave him a nine → el que repartía le dio un nueve

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

dealer

[ˈdiːlə^r] n

(also drug dealer) → dealer/euse m/f, revendeur/euse m/f de drogue

(= person who buys and sells pictures, antiques, shares) → marchand(e) m/f
an antique dealer → un(e) marchand(e) d'antiquités
a dealer in shares → un(e) marchand(e) de titres

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

dealer

(Comm) → Händler(in) m(f); (= wholesaler) → Großhändler(in) m(f); a dealer in furs → ein Pelzhändler

(in drugs) → Dealer(in) m(f) (inf)

(Cards) → Kartengeber m

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

dealer

[ˈdiːləʳ] n

a. (Comm) dealer (in) → commerciante m/f (di)
an antique dealer → un(a) antiquario/a

b. (also drug dealer) → spacciatore/trice

c. (Cards) → chi fa or dà le carte

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

deal

(diːl) noun

1. a bargain or arrangement. a business deal.

2. the act of dividing cards among players in a card game.

verb – past tense, past participle dealt (delt) –

1. to do business, especially to buy and sell. I think he deals in stocks and shares.

2. to distribute (cards).

ˈdealer noun

1. a person who buys and sells. a dealer in antiques.

2. the person who distributes the cards in a card game.

ˈdealing noun

(usually in plural) contact (often in business), bargaining, agreement etc made (between two or more people or groups). fair/honest dealing; dealing on the Stock Market; I have no dealings with him.

deal with

1. to be concerned with. This book deals with methods of teaching English.

2. to take action about, especially in order to solve a problem, get rid of a person, complete a piece of business etc. She deals with all the inquiries.

a good deal / a great deal

much or a lot. They made a good deal of noise; She spent a great deal of money on it.

dealer

→ تَاجِر obchodník forhandler Händler αντιπρόσωπος comerciante, tratante kauppias marchand prodavač rivenditore ディーラー 상인 dealer forhandler handlarz negociante торговец handlare ผู้ทำธุรกิจ satıcı người buôn bán 经销商

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