# dealer

Pronunciation: US say "DEE-ler" /ˈdilɚ/; UK say "DEE-luh" /ˈdiːlə(ɹ)/

## Noun

1. A person whose business is buying and selling goods, especially cars, often acting as a go-between for buyers and sellers.
   - Simple: A person who buys and sells things, like cars, as a business.
   - _The antique dealer traveled to estate sales looking for rare furniture._
   - _Authorized dealers carry parts that independent garages cannot order._
2. The player or employee who distributes the cards to participants in a card game.
   - Simple: The person who hands out the cards to players in a card game.
   - _At the casino, the dealer flipped over the final community card._
   - _Each hand, a new dealer shuffled and dealt the deck._
3. A person who sells illegal drugs, typically as part of an illicit trade.
   - Simple: A person who sells illegal drugs to people.
   - _The dealer was caught with a large quantity of heroin._
   - _Street dealers often work for larger trafficking networks._
4. A person or firm that buys and sells stocks, bonds, or other securities for its own account, rather than as a broker acting for clients.
   - Simple: A person or company that buys and sells stocks with its own money, not for customers the way a broker does.
   - _The dealer made a market in several thinly traded bonds._
   - _Registered dealers must report large transactions to regulators._
5. A person who deals out or metes out something, of whatever kind.
   - Simple: A person who gives out or hands out something to others.
   - _In the final round the champion turned into a relentless dealer of blows._
   - _She became known as a fair dealer of praise and blame alike._

## Origin

From Middle English delare, from Old English dǣlere, formed from 'deal' plus the suffix '-er'. It is related to Dutch deler, German Teiler, and Swedish delare.

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