dealer

See also: Dealer

English

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.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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, “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

Translations

Anagrams

Dutch

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdiː.lər/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

dealer m (plural dealers, diminutive dealertje n)

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

Derived terms

Finnish

Etymology

< English dealer

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdiːler/, [ˈdiːle̞r]
  • Rhymes: -iːler

Noun

dealer

  1. alternative form of diileri

Declension

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

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English deal, suffixed with -er.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /di.le/

Verb

dealer

  1. (slang) to deal (drugs)
Conjugation
Conjugation of dealer (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple dealer
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple dealant
/di.lɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle dealé
/di.le/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present deale
/dil/ 		deales
/dil/ 		deale
/dil/ 		dealons
/di.lɔ̃/ 		dealez
/di.le/ 		dealent
/dil/
imperfect dealais
/di.lɛ/ 		dealais
/di.lɛ/ 		dealait
/di.lɛ/ 		dealions
/di.ljɔ̃/ 		dealiez
/di.lje/ 		dealaient
/di.lɛ/
past historic2 dealai
/di.le/ 		dealas
/di.la/ 		deala
/di.la/ 		dealâmes
/di.lam/ 		dealâtes
/di.lat/ 		dealèrent
/di.lɛʁ/
future dealerai
/dil.ʁe/ 		dealeras
/dil.ʁa/ 		dealera
/dil.ʁa/ 		dealerons
/dil.ʁɔ̃/ 		dealerez
/dil.ʁe/ 		dealeront
/dil.ʁɔ̃/
conditional dealerais
/dil.ʁɛ/ 		dealerais
/dil.ʁɛ/ 		dealerait
/dil.ʁɛ/ 		dealerions
/di.lə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		dealeriez
/di.lə.ʁje/ 		dealeraient
/dil.ʁɛ/
(compound
tenses) 		present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
past anterior2 past historic of avoir + past participle
future perfect future of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple
tenses) 		present deale
/dil/ 		deales
/dil/ 		deale
/dil/ 		dealions
/di.ljɔ̃/ 		dealiez
/di.lje/ 		dealent
/dil/
imperfect2 dealasse
/di.las/ 		dealasses
/di.las/ 		dealât
/di.la/ 		dealassions
/di.la.sjɔ̃/ 		dealassiez
/di.la.sje/ 		dealassent
/di.las/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — deale
/dil/ 		— dealons
/di.lɔ̃/ 		dealez
/di.le/ 		—
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
past historic → present perfect
past anterior → pluperfect
imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive
pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive

(Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English dealer.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /di.lœʁ/

Noun

dealer m (plural dealers, feminine dealeuse)

  1. (slang) drug dealer

Anagrams

Indonesian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

dealêr (plural dealer-dealer)

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

Further reading

Polish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English dealer.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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

  1. alternative spelling of diler

Declension

Declension of dealer
singular plural
nominative dealer dealerzy/dealery (deprecative)
genitive dealera dealerów
dative dealerowi dealerom
accusative dealera dealerów
instrumental dealerem dealerami
locative dealerze dealerach
vocative dealerze dealerzy

Derived terms

nouns
  • dealerstwo

Further reading

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

Romanian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English dealer.

Noun

dealer m (plural dealeri)

  1. dealer

Declension

Declension of dealer
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative dealer dealerul dealeri dealerii
genitive-dative dealer dealerului dealeri dealerilor
vocative dealerule dealerilor

Spanish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English dealer.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdileɾ/ [ˈd̪i.leɾ]
  • Rhymes: -ileɾ

Noun

dealer m (plural dealers)

  1. dealer

Usage notes

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.

Further reading

  • Manuel Seco, Olimpia Andrés, Gabino Ramos (3 August 2023) “dealer”, in Diccionario del español actual [Dictionary of Current Spanish] (in Spanish), third digital edition, Fundación BBVA [BBVA Foundation]
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