dealer

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English

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Etymology

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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.

Pronunciation

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  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈdiːlə(ɹ)/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Rhymes: -iːlə(ɹ)

Noun

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dealer (plural dealers)

  1. One who deals in goods, especially automobiles; a middleman.
    Synonyms: salesman, peddler
    That used car dealer gave me a great deal on my 1962 rusted-out Volkswagen bug!
  2. A drug dealer, one who peddles illicit drugs.
    Synonym: peddler
    • 1967, Leonard Cohen (lyrics and music), “The Stranger Song”, in Songs of Leonard Cohen:
      It's true that all the men you knew were dealers
      Who said they were through with dealing
  3. A particular type of stock broker or trader.
  4. The person who deals the cards in a card game.
  5. One who deals or metes out anything.
    • 2018, Kate Stanley, Practices of Surprise in American Literature after Emerson, page 90:
      Dealt a decisive blow, Newman himself becomes a vengeful dealer of blows, perpetuating the repetitive cycle of repression and eruption []

Derived terms

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Translations

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Anagrams

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Dutch

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Etymology

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From English dealer. By surface analysis, dealen (to deal drugs) +‎ -er. Doublet of deler.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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dealer m (plural dealers, diminutive dealertje n)

  1. dealer (seller of automobiles)
    Synonym: autodealer
  2. (informal) drug dealer
    Synonyms: drugsdealer, nachtapotheker

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Finnish

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Etymology

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< English dealer

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈdiːler/, [ˈdiːle̞r]

Noun

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dealer

  1. Alternative form of diileri.

Declension

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Inflection of dealer (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
nominative dealer dealerit
genitive dealerin dealerien
dealereiden
dealereitten
partitive dealeria dealereita
dealereja
illative dealeriin dealereihin
singular plural
nominative dealer dealerit
accusative nom. dealer dealerit
gen. dealerin
genitive dealerin dealerien
dealereiden
dealereitten
partitive dealeria dealereita
dealereja
inessive dealerissa dealereissa
elative dealerista dealereista
illative dealeriin dealereihin
adessive dealerilla dealereilla
ablative dealerilta dealereilta
allative dealerille dealereille
essive dealerina dealereina
translative dealeriksi dealereiksi
abessive dealeritta dealereitta
instructive dealerein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of dealer (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative dealerini dealerini
accusative nom. dealerini dealerini
gen. dealerini
genitive dealerini dealerieni
dealereideni
dealereitteni
partitive dealeriani dealereitani
dealerejani
inessive dealerissani dealereissani
elative dealeristani dealereistani
illative dealeriini dealereihini
adessive dealerillani dealereillani
ablative dealeriltani dealereiltani
allative dealerilleni dealereilleni
essive dealerinani dealereinani
translative dealerikseni dealereikseni
abessive dealerittani dealereittani
instructive
comitative dealereineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative dealerisi dealerisi
accusative nom. dealerisi dealerisi
gen. dealerisi
genitive dealerisi dealeriesi
dealereidesi
dealereittesi
partitive dealeriasi dealereitasi
dealerejasi
inessive dealerissasi dealereissasi
elative dealeristasi dealereistasi
illative dealeriisi dealereihisi
adessive dealerillasi dealereillasi
ablative dealeriltasi dealereiltasi
allative dealerillesi dealereillesi
essive dealerinasi dealereinasi
translative dealeriksesi dealereiksesi
abessive dealerittasi dealereittasi
instructive
comitative dealereinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative dealerimme dealerimme
accusative nom. dealerimme dealerimme
gen. dealerimme
genitive dealerimme dealeriemme
dealereidemme
dealereittemme
partitive dealeriamme dealereitamme
dealerejamme
inessive dealerissamme dealereissamme
elative dealeristamme dealereistamme
illative dealeriimme dealereihimme
adessive dealerillamme dealereillamme
ablative dealeriltamme dealereiltamme
allative dealerillemme dealereillemme
essive dealerinamme dealereinamme
translative dealeriksemme dealereiksemme
abessive dealerittamme dealereittamme
instructive
comitative dealereinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative dealerinne dealerinne
accusative nom. dealerinne dealerinne
gen. dealerinne
genitive dealerinne dealerienne
dealereidenne
dealereittenne
partitive dealerianne dealereitanne
dealerejanne
inessive dealerissanne dealereissanne
elative dealeristanne dealereistanne
illative dealeriinne dealereihinne
adessive dealerillanne dealereillanne
ablative dealeriltanne dealereiltanne
allative dealerillenne dealereillenne
essive dealerinanne dealereinanne
translative dealeriksenne dealereiksenne
abessive dealerittanne dealereittanne
instructive
comitative dealereinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative dealerinsa dealerinsa
accusative nom. dealerinsa dealerinsa
gen. dealerinsa
genitive dealerinsa dealeriensa
dealereidensa
dealereittensa
partitive dealeriaan
dealeriansa
dealereitaan
dealerejaan
dealereitansa
dealerejansa
inessive dealerissaan
dealerissansa
dealereissaan
dealereissansa
elative dealeristaan
dealeristansa
dealereistaan
dealereistansa
illative dealeriinsa dealereihinsa
adessive dealerillaan
dealerillansa
dealereillaan
dealereillansa
ablative dealeriltaan
dealeriltansa
dealereiltaan
dealereiltansa
allative dealerilleen
dealerillensa
dealereilleen
dealereillensa
essive dealerinaan
dealerinansa
dealereinaan
dealereinansa
translative dealerikseen
dealeriksensa
dealereikseen
dealereiksensa
abessive dealerittaan
dealerittansa
dealereittaan
dealereittansa
instructive
comitative dealereineen
dealereinensa

French

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from English deal, suffixed with -er.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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dealer

  1. (slang) to deal (drugs)
Conjugation
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Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Borrowed from English dealer.

Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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dealer m (plural dealers, feminine dealeuse)

  1. (slang) drug dealer

Anagrams

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Indonesian

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from English dealer, from Middle English delare, from Old English dǣlere. Doublet of diler.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [d̪eˈalər]
  • Hyphenation: dé‧a‧lêr

Noun

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dealer (first-person possessive dealerku, second-person possessive dealermu, third-person possessive dealernya)

  1. dealer:
    1. distributor
      Synonyms: agen, bandar, distributor, pemasok, penyalur, penyuplai, tauke, pengedar
    2. drug dealer

Further reading

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Polish

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from English dealer.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈdi.lɛr/
  • Rhymes: -ilɛr
  • Syllabification: dea‧ler

Noun

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dealer m pers (female equivalent dealerka, related adjective dealerski)

  1. Alternative spelling of diler

Declension

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Derived terms

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nouns

Further reading

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  • dealer in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • dealer in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • dealer in PWN's encyclopedia

Romanian

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from English dealer.

Noun

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dealer m (plural dealeri)

  1. dealer

Declension

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from English dealer.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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dealer m (plural dealers)

  1. dealer

Usage notes

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According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.