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)/ Rhymes: -iːlə(ɹ) === Noun === dealer (plural dealers) One who deals in goods, especially automobiles; a middleman. Synonyms: salesman, peddler A drug dealer, one who peddles illicit drugs. Synonym: peddler A particular type of stock broker or trader. The person who deals the cards in a card game. One who deals or metes out anything. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Leader, leader, leared, red ale, redeal, relade, relead == Dutch == === Etymology === From English dealer. By surface analysis, dealen (“to deal drugs”) +‎ -er. Doublet of deler. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈdiː.lər/ === Noun === dealer m (plural dealers, diminutive dealertje n) dealer (seller of automobiles) Synonym: autodealer (informal) drug dealer Synonyms: drugsdealer, nachtapotheker ==== Derived terms ==== == Finnish == === Etymology === < English dealer === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈdiːler/, [ˈdiːle̞r] Rhymes: -iːler === Noun === dealer alternative form of diileri ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “dealer”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 14 May 2026 == French == === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from English deal, suffixed with -er. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /di.le/ ==== Verb ==== dealer (slang) to deal (drugs) ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Derived terms ===== dealeur === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from English dealer. ==== Alternative forms ==== dealeur ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /di.lœʁ/ ==== Noun ==== dealer m (plural dealers, feminine dealeuse) (slang) drug dealer === Anagrams === leader == Indonesian == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English dealer, from Middle English delare, from Old English dǣlere. Doublet of diler. === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈdilər/ [ˈdi.lər] Rhymes: -ilər === Noun === dealêr (plural dealer-dealer) dealer distributor Synonyms: agen, bandar, distributor, pemasok, penyalur, penyuplai, tauke, pengedar drug dealer Synonym: pengedar narkoba === Further reading === “dealer”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == 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) alternative spelling of diler ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “dealer”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[2] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “dealer”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[3] (in Polish) dealer in PWN's encyclopedia == Romanian == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English dealer. === Noun === dealer m (plural dealeri) dealer ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Alternative forms === díler (Latin America, Spain) === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English dealer. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈdileɾ/ [ˈd̪i.leɾ] Rhymes: -ileɾ Syllabification: dea‧ler === Noun === dealer m (plural dealers) 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 === Seco, Manuel; Andrés, Olimpia; Ramos, Gabino (2023), “dealer”, in Diccionario del español actual (in Spanish), third digital edition, Fundación BBVA “dealer”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010