Hypertext Webster Gateway: "dealer"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Dealer \Deal"er\, n.
1. One who deals; one who has to do, or has concern, with
others; esp., a trader, a trafficker, a shopkeeper, a
broker, or a merchant; as, a dealer in dry goods; a dealer
in stocks; a retail dealer.
2. One who distributes cards to the players.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
dealer
n 1: someone who purchases and maintains an inventory of goods to
be sold [syn: {trader}, {bargainer}, {monger}]
2: a firm engaged in trading
3: a seller of illicit goods; "a trafficker in stolen cars"
[syn: {trafficker}]
4: the major party to a financial transaction; buys and sells
for his own account [syn: {principal}]
5: the person who distributes the playing cards in a card game
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