dealer

Pronunciation: /ˈdiːlə(ɹ)/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun someone who purchases and maintains an inventory of goods to be sold
  2. noun a firm engaged in trading
  3. noun a seller of illicit goods

Etymology

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.

In classic literature

Synonyms

trader, bargainer, monger

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
merchant
Narrower (hyponyms)
ironmonger, draper, slopseller, fence, seedsman, art dealer

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