dealer
One who deals in goods, especially automobiles; a middleman.
Noun 4 meanings
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!”
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.
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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DEALER at a glance
DEALER has 6 letters and scores 7 points in Scrabble (D 2 + E 1 + A 1 + L 1 + E 1 + R 1) and 8 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #5,118 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with dealer
All rhymesOne letter away
- HEALER9
- SEALER6
- DEARER7
- DIALER7
- DEADER8
- REALER6
- DEANER7
- MEALER8
- DEAFER10
- LEALER6
- VEALER9
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