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Definitions for: Dealer
[n] a firm engaged in trading
[n] the person who distributes the playing cards in a card game
[n] the major party to a financial transaction at a stock exchange; buys and sells for his own account
[n] someone who purchases and maintains an inventory of goods to be sold
[n] a seller of illicit goods; "a dealer in stolen goods"
Webster (1913) Definition: Deal"er, n.
1. One who deals; one who has to do, or has concern, with
others; esp., a trader, a trafficker, a shopkeeper, a
broker, or a merchant; as, a dealer in dry goods; a dealer
in stocks; a retail dealer.
2. One who distributes cards to the players.
Synonyms: bargainer, monger, principal, trader
See Also: art dealer, barterer, bibliopole, bibliopolist, broker-dealer, business firm, car dealer, card player, computer dealer, cutler, draper, drug dealer, drug peddler, drug trafficker, fence, financier, firm, horse trader, house, jewelry dealer, jewelry store, marketer, mercer, merchandiser, merchant, moneyman, peddler, pusher, seedman, seedsman, seller, slopseller, stamp dealer, stock trader, trafficker, truck dealer, vender, vendor
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