dealer

Pronunciation: /ˈdiːlə(ɹ)/

The English word “dealer” has 5 meanings listed here.

noun

One who deals in goods, especially automobiles; a middleman.
A drug dealer, one who peddles illicit drugs.
A particular type of stock broker or trader.
The person who deals the cards in a card game.
One who deals or metes out anything.

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.

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