Dealer — Meaning, Definition & Synonyms

verb noun adjective /ˈdēl/ (verb) /ˌ(h)wē-lər-ˈdē-lər/ (noun) /ˌdə-bəl-ˈdē-liŋ/ (noun) /ˌin-tər-ˈdē-lər/ (adjective)

Meaning & Definition of Dealer

Dealer (verb)

  1. to concern oneself or itself
  2. to take action with regard to someone or something
  3. to reach or try to reach a state of acceptance or reconcilement

Dealer (noun)

  1. wheeler-dealer
  2. a shrewd operator especially in business or politics
  3. a person who sells illegal drugs
  4. action contradictory to a professed attitude, duplicity
  5. the legislative and administrative program of President Franklin D. Roosevelt designed to promote economic recovery and social reform during the 1930s; also, the period of this program

Dealer (adjective)

  1. occurring between or involving two or more dealers

Dealer (noun) — Senses, Synonyms & Antonyms

  1. a buyer and seller of goods for profit

    "a dealer in fine fabrics"

    similar: merchandiser, merchant, trader, tradesman, trafficker
    related: businessman, enterpriser, entrepreneur, buyer, marketer, purchaser, hawker, huckster, hustler, peddler, retailer, seller, shopkeeper, storekeeper, vendor, engrosser, monopolist, jobber, middleman, wholesaler, distributor, provider, provisioner, purveyor, supplier

  2. 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"

    similar: broker, merchandiser, seller, vendor
    related: merchant, trader, tradesman, auctioneer, concessionaire, black marketer, bootlegger, fence, fencer, hustler, scalper, smuggler, trafficker, discounter, distributor, e-tailer, exporter, jobber, reseller, retailer, wholesaler, chapman (British), hawker, huckster, peddler, salesclerk, salesman, salesperson, saleswoman, shopgirl, bargainer, haggler, horse trader, palterer
    opposite: buyer, purchaser
    near: consumer, end user, user

Related Entry: Deal (verb)

Deal is a different word from Dealer. The synonyms below are for deal, not for dealer.

  1. to carry on the business of buying and selling goods or other property

    "that store deals in used furniture"

    similar: trade, traffic
    related: bargain, barter, horse-trade, negotiate, transact, auction, exchange, merchandise, rebuy, resell, swap, buy, pick up, purchase, take, distribute, fair-trade, market, peddle, retail, sell, supply, vend, wholesale, black-market, bootleg, fence, smuggle, corner, engross, monopolize, undersell, day-trade, invest, speculate
    near: black (chiefly British), blackball, boycott

  2. to talk over or dispute the terms of a purchase

    "you're going to have to learn how to deal if you want to buy a car at a fair price"

    similar: bargain, chaffer, dicker, haggle, horse-trade, negotiate, palter, cut a deal, wheel and deal
    related: argue, bicker, clash, fight, hassle, quarrel, quibble, squabble, wrangle, comparison shop, shop (around), barter, exchange, trade, hawk, peddle, buy, purchase

Related Entry: Deal (in) (verb)

Deal (in) is a different word from Dealer. The synonyms below are for deal (in), not for dealer.

  1. to offer for sale to the public

    "the company deals in virtually all types of insurance"

    similar: market, merchandise, put up, retail, sell, vend
    related: presell, wholesale, remarket, resell, hawk, peddle, barter, distribute, exchange, export, handle, trade, traffic (in), advertise, ballyhoo, boost, plug, promote, tout, bargain, chaffer, dicker, haggle, horse-trade, palter, auction, provide, supply, carry, keep, stock
    opposite: buy, purchase

Related Entry: Deal (out) (verb)

Deal (out) is a different word from Dealer. The synonyms below are for deal (out), not for dealer.

  1. to give out (something) to appropriate individuals

    "aid workers dealt out a packet of emergency supplies to each earthquake victim"

    similar: administer, allocate, apportion, dispense, distribute, dole out, hand out, mete (out), parcel (out), portion, prorate
    related: admeasure, allot, allow, appropriate, assign, dish out, divide, divvy (up), dollop (out), lot, measure (out), part, proportion, ration, redistribute, set, share (out), split, bestow, disburse, furnish, issue, provide, share, supply, circulate, disperse, disseminate, scatter, spread, chip in, contribute, donate, pledge, reallocate, reapportion
    opposite: misallocate
    near: begrudge, decline, deny, deprive (of), disallow, refuse, reject, withhold, niggle (out), pinch, skimp, stint

Related Entry: Deal (with) (verb)

Deal (with) is a different word from Dealer. The synonyms below are for deal (with), not for dealer.

  1. to behave toward in a stated way

    "it's important to deal with others fairly"

    similar: act (toward), be (to), handle, serve, treat, use, do by
    related: consider, esteem, rate, reckon, regard, view, engage (with), react (to), respond (to)

  2. to have (something) as a subject matter

    "this textbook deals with the history of France"

    similar: concern, cover, pertain (to), treat (of), have to do with
    related: appertain (to), bear (on or upon), refer (to), relate (to), advert (to), allude (to), cite, glance (upon), instance, mention, name, note, notice, quote, specify, touch (upon), offer, present, contain, embrace, encompass, entail, include, incorporate
    near: exclude, omit, disregard, forget, ignore, neglect, overlook, overpass, pass over, slight, slur (over), brush (aside or off), reject, shrug off

Related Entry: Double-dealer (noun)

Double-dealer is a different word from Dealer. The synonyms below are for double-dealer, not for dealer.

  1. one who betrays a trust or an allegiance

    "the company seems to have one or two double-dealers who are selling information to competitors"

    similar: apostate, backstabber, betrayer, double-crosser, Judas, quisling, recreant, serpent, snake, traitor, turncoat
    related: accommodationist, collaborationist, collaborator, sellout, subversive, subverter, coconspirator, conspirator, intriguer, plotter, schemer, defector, deserter, renegade, blabbermouth, gossip, gossiper, gossipmonger, informant, informer, rat, rumormonger, snitch, snitcher, squealer, stool pigeon, talebearer, talker, tattler, tattletale, telltale

Related Entry: Wheeler-dealer (noun)

Wheeler-dealer is a different word from Dealer. The synonyms below are for wheeler-dealer, not for dealer.

  1. as in smoothy, slick

    similar: fast-talker, slick, slicker, slickster, slyboots, smoothy, adventurer, fox, gamesman, knave, prankster, rascal, rogue, plotter, schemer, sneak, sneaker, bluffer, charlatan, fake, faker, humbug, impostor, mountebank, phony, pretender, quack, quacksalver, ringer, sham, blackleg, cardsharp, double-crosser, double-dealer, bilk, bilker, cheat, cheater, chiseler, confidence man, cozener, defrauder, dodger, fakir, finagler, fraudster (chiefly British), hoaxer, scammer, scamster, shark, sharper, sharpie, skinner, swindler, tricker, trickster

Related Entry: Double-dealing (noun)

Double-dealing is a different word from Dealer. The synonyms below are for double-dealing, not for dealer.

  1. the inclination or practice of misleading others through lies or trickery

    "a go-between suspected of double-dealing"

    similar: artifice, cheating, cozenage, craft, craftiness, crookedness, crookery, cunning, cunningness, deceit, deceitfulness, deception, deceptiveness, dishonesty, dissembling, dissimulation, dupery, duplicity, fakery, foxiness, fraud, guile, guilefulness, wiliness
    related: equivocation, lying, mendacity, prevarication, chicane, chicanery, fraudulence, hanky-panky, jugglery, legerdemain, mountebankery, obliquity, skulduggery, subterfuge, swindling, trickery, wile, falsehood, falsity, fib, untruth, hypocrisy, insincerity, sanctimoniousness, two-facedness, artfulness, caginess, deviousness, shrewdness, treacherousness, underhandedness, unscrupulousness, covertness, furtiveness, secrecy, shadiness, sneakiness, stealthiness, oiliness, shiftiness, slickness, slipperiness, slyness, smoothness
    opposite: artlessness, forthrightness, good faith, guilelessness, ingenuousness, sincerity
    near: candidness, candor, directness, frankness, openness, plainness, plainspokenness, honesty, probity, dependability, reliability, reliableness, solidity, trustability, trustiness, trustworthiness, decency, goodness, incorruptibility, integrity, righteousness, truthfulness, uprightness, virtuousness

Synonyms, Thesaurus & Another Word for Dealer

The most common words with a similar meaning to Dealer:

merchandiser, merchant, trader, tradesman, trafficker, broker, seller, vendor

Antonyms & Opposite Words for Dealer

Words with the opposite meaning of Dealer:

buyer, purchaser

Related Words for Dealer

businessman, enterpriser, entrepreneur, buyer, marketer, purchaser, hawker, huckster, hustler, peddler, retailer, shopkeeper, storekeeper, engrosser, monopolist, jobber, middleman, wholesaler, distributor, provider, provisioner, purveyor, supplier, auctioneer, concessionaire, black marketer, bootlegger, fence, fencer, scalper

Near Antonyms of Dealer

consumer, end user, user

Word Forms of Dealer

Inflections: dealt, dealing, wheelers and dealers

Derived words: dealer (noun), double-dealer (noun), New Dealer (noun), New Dealish (adjective), New Dealism (noun)

Origin & Etymology of Dealer

from the supposed resemblance to the situation of freshness and equality of opportunity afforded by a fresh deal in a card game

First known use: before 12th centuryt

Vocabulary Lists & Topics for Dealer

Words & Phrases Containing Dealer

wheeler and dealer, wheeler-dealer, drug dealer, interdealer

Frequently Asked Questions about Dealer

What does "Dealer" mean?

"Dealer" means to concern oneself or itself. As an a verb, a noun and an adjective, it is defined as: to concern oneself or itself. It has 2 distinct senses.

What is another word for "Dealer"?

Other words for "Dealer" include merchandiser, merchant, trader, tradesman, trafficker, broker, seller and vendor. The best synonym depends on which meaning of "Dealer" you intend.

What are different ways to say "Dealer"?

There are 53 words and phrases with a similar meaning to "Dealer". Common alternatives include merchandiser, merchant, trader, tradesman, trafficker, broker, seller and vendor.

What is the opposite of "Dealer"?

Antonyms of "Dealer" include buyer and purchaser. Near antonyms include consumer, end user and user.

How do you use "Dealer" in a sentence?

Examples of "Dealer" in a sentence: "a dealer in fine fabrics"; "if both the dealer and the buyer are happy, then the item sold at a fair price".

Is "Dealer" a noun, verb, or adjective?

"Dealer" can be used as a verb, a noun and an adjective, depending on the context.

Is "Dealer" useful for IELTS, TOEFL, and other English exams?

As a B2-level word, "Dealer" is typical of Cambridge B2 First (FCE), IELTS band 5.5–6.5, TOEFL iBT 72–94, PTE Academic 59–75, TOEIC Listening & Reading 785+.

How do you pronounce "Dealer"?

"Dealer" is pronounced /ˈdēl/ as a verb, /ˌ(h)wē-lər-ˈdē-lər/ as a noun, /ˌdə-bəl-ˈdē-liŋ/ as a noun and /ˌin-tər-ˈdē-lər/ as an adjective.