dealer Definition
dealer (dē′lər)
noun
- a person who deals; specif.,
- one who distributes cards in a card game
- a buyer and seller; person engaged in trading a dealer in furs
- ☆ Slang one who sells illegal drugs
- a person who acts in a specified way a plain dealer
dealer Synonyms
dealer
n.
dealer Finance Definition
Any
person or company that sells or buys securities for his or her own account. The
dealer realizes profit or loss from the difference between the price paid and
the price sold. A dealer is in contrast to an agent, who trades on behalf of
someone else.
dealer Usage Examples
Converse of object
- authorize: Like the Stinger, you need to have the battery changed by an authorized dealer.
- convict: Police want reporter Bill Dunphy to turn over all records of his interviews with convicted drug dealer Paul Gravelle between 2001 and 2005.
- connect: Records to receive they've probably tripled connecting dealers with.
- tackle: They didn't really cheer up much: some of them were tackle dealers.
- scrap: The increased dumping is partly due to scrap dealers charging for the disposal of old vehicles because of increased recycling costs.
Adjective modifier
- franchised: During 1993 a network of franchised dealers is being set up.
- reputable: New boat Are you buying from a reputable dealer?
- antique: Antique dealers come from all over Italy to attend.
- authorized: There are no exchange controls but transactions in foreign currency must be through an authorized dealer.
- unscrupulous: C - Your chances of winning at blackjack can be affected by an unscrupulous dealer who preferential shuffles.
- wholesale: Mr. J. - What is the resolution you come to with wholesale dealers?
Modifies a noun
- locator: To find your nearest dealer, please use our dealer locator.
- olympics: Founders of the to successfully market in reno nevada dealers olympics quot.
- network: We have also been working very closely with our dealer network to assist them with their own internal policies.
Noun used with modifier
- drug: They will tell you about how the drug dealers openly gather around the school gates.
- firearm: Serving police officers, police employees and registered firearms dealers cannot act as counter-signatories.
- scrap: Lists of registered scrap dealers are held by local authorities.
- antique: LAPADA is the UK's largest association of professional art and antiques dealers.
- bullion: They purchase the wire from a UK bullion dealer and it is certified.999 fine silver.
- arm: If the arms dealers sign a risky contract and end up not getting paid for their goods - thats ok!
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