Synonyms for dealer


Grammar : Noun
Spell : dee-ler
Phonetic Transcription : ˈdi lər

Top 10 synonyms for dealer Other synonyms for the word dealer

Définition of dealer

Origin :
  • Old English dælere "divider, distributor; agent, negotiator," agent noun from deal (v.). Meaning "player who passes out the cards in a game" is from c.1600; meaning "one who deals in merchandise" is from 1610s. Illegal drug sense is recorded by 1920.
  • noun business owner
Example sentences :
  • They went into the dining-room, and the dealer called for coffee at once.
  • Extract from : « Rico and Wiseli » by Johanna Spyri
  • The dealer had lost patience and had sent for the picture; the van told the story.
  • Extract from : « The Underdog » by F. Hopkinson Smith
  • Then a dealer in turtles came by, and they told him their tale.
  • Extract from : « The Chinese Fairy Book » by Various
  • He was a dealer, who, for some few years, had been revolutionising the picture trade.
  • Extract from : « His Masterpiece » by Emile Zola
  • It was kept by a dealer in cooked vegetables, and was just being opened.
  • Extract from : « The Fat and the Thin » by Emile Zola
  • He had to quarrel with his mother to go with the dealer in linen.
  • Extract from : « Therese Raquin » by Emile Zola
  • The dealer is dozing in her cupboard, with her hands hidden under her shawl.
  • Extract from : « Therese Raquin » by Emile Zola
  • And what chance has the fellow-player against the dealer with the marked deck?
  • Extract from : « Blood and Iron » by John Hubert Greusel
  • The dealer in mortgages appeared to hear and there was no reason why he should not have understood.
  • Extract from : « Thankful's Inheritance » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • "No use decaiving the man," said the other dealer, speaking in Manx.
  • Extract from : « The Manxman » by Hall Caine

Antonyms for dealer

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