dealer

noun

1
as in trader
a buyer and seller of goods for profit a dealer in fine fabrics

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2
as in seller
the person in a business deal who hands over an item in exchange for money if both the dealer and the buyer are happy, then the item sold at a fair price

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Recent Examples of dealer Hybrids and fuel-sipping gas vehicles are great choices that probably won’t break the bank at the dealer or the pump. — Chris Teague, AJC.com, 3 July 2026 Bonta proposed statewide restrictions on games using third-party proposition players, also known as player-dealers, as well as blackjack and other banked games, in which players wager against the house. — Sofia Williams, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2026 Buying gold through a dealer like JM Bullion is generally safe, but always perform your own due diligence before investing, since gold does carry market risk. — Jamela Adam, USA Today, 3 July 2026 As such, Volvo’s dealer network is an obvious fallback to handle Polestar service or even helping to sell the remaining inventory, but even that is fraught with complications. — Joel Feder, The Drive, 1 July 2026 Glinyanov said the company’s traditional business of selling and renting heavy machinery remains healthy, with dealer inventories improving and retail demand holding up. — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 2 July 2026 The new law does not prohibit the possession of affected handguns already owned by Californians, and includes exemptions for gun dealers, as well as law enforcement and military agencies. — Gavin J. Quinton, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026 The workflow also has extensibility to a variety of other agentic use cases, including the company’s Chat Concierge tool which enhances the customer experience for car buyers and dealers. — Forbes.com, 2 July 2026 There’s then no record of the painting until February of 1934, when Hôpital Saint-Paul appeared in a Parisian art gallery owned by art dealer Paul Rosenberg. — News Desk, Artforum, 30 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dealer
  1. trader
  2. seller
  3. merchant
  4. vendor
Noun
  • Gendron said his ancestors were among the first outsiders to settle the island in the 1700s, when three brothers, fur traders all, left Canada and followed the Mississippi south.
    — Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
  • That's a key technical level watched and used by traders, illustrating a stock or index's trend.
    — Zev Fima,Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 5 July 2026
Definition of trader
Noun
  • Only $13, this squirrel baffle is a best-seller that has sold more than 5,000 times in the past month.
    — Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 July 2026
  • Baume De Rose is an all-purpose balm that’s become a cult favorite, often referred to as the Rolls Royce of lip balms among beauty enthusiasts with over one million sold and continues to be a top seller.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 July 2026
Definition of seller
Noun
  • For Verizon Dollars, Berland said the company wanted to avoid telling customers which brands and merchants should matter to them.
    — Jeff Fromm, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • Dutch merchants, families and investors moved through a wide Atlantic network that connected Europe, Africa, the Caribbean and North America.
    — R. Grant Gilmore III, The Conversation, 30 June 2026
Definition of merchant
Noun
  • The celebration includes carnival rides, live music, food vendors and a fireworks show honoring the nation's 250th anniversary.
    — Kyla Guilfoil, NBC news, 5 July 2026
  • According to Miami-Dade County, the event will include music, food vendors and entertainment, as well as a fireworks show.
    — Sarah Perkel, USA Today, 4 July 2026
Definition of vendor

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“Dealer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dealer. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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