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dealer.

One who deals in goods, especially automobiles; a middleman.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈdiːlə(ɹ)/UK
  1. One who deals in goods, especially automobiles; a middleman.

    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.

  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.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der.? Proto-Germanic *dailiz Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Germanic *-janą Proto-Germanic *dailijaną Old English dǣlan Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Old English dǣlere Middle English delare English dealer 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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