English noun: dealer |
1. | dealer (person) someone who purchases and maintains an inventory of goods to be sold |
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| Synonyms | bargainer, monger, trader |
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| Broader (hypernym) | merchandiser, merchant |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | art dealer, barrow-boy, barrow-man, barterer, bibliopole, bibliopolist, cheesemonger, costermonger, cutler, draper, fence, fishmonger, fishwife, hardwareman, horse trader, ironmonger, mercer, seedman, seedsman, slop-seller, slopseller, stamp dealer, stock trader |
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2. | dealer (group) a firm engaged in trading |
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| Broader (hypernym) | business firm, firm, house |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | car dealer, computer dealer, jewelry dealer, jewelry store, truck dealer |
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3. | dealer (person) a seller of illicit goods |
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| Samples | A dealer in stolen goods.
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| Broader (hypernym) | marketer, seller, trafficker, vender, vendor |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | drug dealer, drug peddler, drug trafficker, peddler, pusher |
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4. | dealer (person) the major party to a financial transaction at a stock exchange; buys and sells for his own account |
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| Synonyms | principal |
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| Broader (hypernym) | financier, moneyman |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | broker-dealer |
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5. | dealer (person) the person who distributes the playing cards in a card game |
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| Broader (hypernym) | card player |
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