Dealer
noun
A person or business that buys and sells goods.
He's a dealer of antique furniture.
Often appears as...
- car dealer
- art dealer
noun
A person who distributes playing cards in a card game.
In poker, the dealer changes every round.
Often appears as...
- card dealer
- poker dealer
noun
A person who sells illegal drugs.
The police arrested the drug dealer.
Often appears as...
- drug dealer
- arms dealer
Usage tips
Disapproving
Colloquial
noun
A person or business that buys and sells goods.
He's a dealer of antique furniture.
Often appears as...
- car dealer
- art dealer
noun
A person who distributes playing cards in a card game.
In poker, the dealer changes every round.
Often appears as...
- card dealer
- poker dealer
noun
A person who sells illegal drugs.
The police arrested the drug dealer.
Often appears as...
- drug dealer
- arms dealer
Usage tips
Disapproving
Colloquial
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Business Identity
Refers specifically to someone in trade or business, dealing with specific goods or services.
She became a recognized art dealer in the city.
Pro Tip 2/3Professional Tone
When referring to a legitimate business, 'dealer' projects a formal, commercial role.
Visit the car dealer for the latest models.
Pro Tip 3/3Variety of Goods
Can be used for diverse goods, from furniture and cars to stamps and books.
The stamp dealer had a rare 1840 Penny Black.
Pro Tip 1/3Business Identity
Refers specifically to someone in trade or business, dealing with specific goods or services.
She became a recognized art dealer in the city.
Pro Tip 2/3Professional Tone
When referring to a legitimate business, 'dealer' projects a formal, commercial role.
Visit the car dealer for the latest models.
Pro Tip 3/3Variety of Goods
Can be used for diverse goods, from furniture and cars to stamps and books.
The stamp dealer had a rare 1840 Penny Black.
Pro Tip 1/3Business Identity
Refers specifically to someone in trade or business, dealing with specific goods or services.
She became a recognized art dealer in the city.
Pro Tip 2/3Professional Tone
When referring to a legitimate business, 'dealer' projects a formal, commercial role.
Visit the car dealer for the latest models.
Pro Tip 3/3Variety of Goods
Can be used for diverse goods, from furniture and cars to stamps and books.
The stamp dealer had a rare 1840 Penny Black.
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Ethan Nadelmann: Why we...
let's line up all the drug dealers and shoot them and that will solve it. And what they've come to understand is that the Drug War did nothing to protect their kids. If anything, it made it more likely that those kids were put at risk. And so they're now becoming part of this drug policy reform movement. There's other people who have kids,
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How the mysterious dark...
which is easily exchanged for real-world currencies and gives quite a high degree of anonymity to its users. But at the beginning of these sites, people noticed a flaw. Some of the unscrupulous dealers were running away with peoples' bitcoin before they'd mailed the drugs out.
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How I learned to read --...
So I never cared about my community. They didn't care about my life. Everybody there was doing what they were doing to take what they wanted, the drug dealers, the robbers, the blood bank. Everybody was taking blood money. So I got mine by any means necessary. I got mine.
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The harm reduction model...
Our disdain for drugs and drug users goes very deep. We are bombarded with images and media stories about the horrible impacts of drugs. We have stigmatized entire communities. We applaud military-inspired operations that bring down drug dealers.
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Should “blackness”...
share something with you that uh I'm both ashamed and proud of I used to be a drug dealer and there were times in that life I thought oh my god this guy is gonna kill me the time to scare me the most I was selling some dope to this dude
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The art forger who...
of over $4 million in today’s money. The success prompted van Meegeren to forge and sell more works through various art dealers. As unbelievable as it may sound, the art world continued to believe in their authenticity.
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Pangolins: The Most...
plus they reproduce slowly giving birth to only one baby a year but why should we care about an animal most people have never heard of pangolin dealers are often part of the same worldwide criminal networks that
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How to build your...
but whatever it was, I'd watch my mother work these car dealers over until they were basically giving the car away for free. She would never crack a smile. She would never be afraid to walk away.
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Knock Knock, You’re...
in a Queensland suburb cops are raiding a suspected dealers home place with the suspect alerted police know he could be
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Jeffrey Brown: How we...
I've learned some of my most important life lessons from drug dealers and gang members and prostitutes,
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Ethan Nadelmann: Why we...
let's line up all the drug dealers and shoot them and that will solve it. And what they've come to understand is that the Drug War did nothing to protect their kids. If anything, it made it more likely that those kids were put at risk. And so they're now becoming part of this drug policy reform movement. There's other people who have kids,
Video examples
How the mysterious dark...
which is easily exchanged for real-world currencies and gives quite a high degree of anonymity to its users. But at the beginning of these sites, people noticed a flaw. Some of the unscrupulous dealers were running away with peoples' bitcoin before they'd mailed the drugs out.
Video examples
How I learned to read --...
So I never cared about my community. They didn't care about my life. Everybody there was doing what they were doing to take what they wanted, the drug dealers, the robbers, the blood bank. Everybody was taking blood money. So I got mine by any means necessary. I got mine.
Video examples
The harm reduction model...
Our disdain for drugs and drug users goes very deep. We are bombarded with images and media stories about the horrible impacts of drugs. We have stigmatized entire communities. We applaud military-inspired operations that bring down drug dealers.
Video examples
Should “blackness”...
share something with you that uh I'm both ashamed and proud of I used to be a drug dealer and there were times in that life I thought oh my god this guy is gonna kill me the time to scare me the most I was selling some dope to this dude
Video examples
The art forger who...
of over $4 million in today’s money. The success prompted van Meegeren to forge and sell more works through various art dealers. As unbelievable as it may sound, the art world continued to believe in their authenticity.
Video examples
Pangolins: The Most...
plus they reproduce slowly giving birth to only one baby a year but why should we care about an animal most people have never heard of pangolin dealers are often part of the same worldwide criminal networks that
Video examples
How to build your...
but whatever it was, I'd watch my mother work these car dealers over until they were basically giving the car away for free. She would never crack a smile. She would never be afraid to walk away.
Video examples
Knock Knock, You’re...
in a Queensland suburb cops are raiding a suspected dealers home place with the suspect alerted police know he could be
Video examples
Jeffrey Brown: How we...
I've learned some of my most important life lessons from drug dealers and gang members and prostitutes,
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Teresa Ruiz
Mexican Actress
Also, what I like about it is that the villains in 'Narcos' are not just only the drug dealers, but it also poses the question of what part does the government have in the problem, and the corruption in it? I think it's a very important question to ask as a society.
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Mariana van Zeller
After spending over 15 years reporting in these worlds and getting to meet these traffickers, drug dealers, and other people that are really stereotyped in our society, I've come to realize the uncomfortable truth that most are not very different from us.
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Michael D. Barnes
American Politician
The gun dealer is not only paying these two police officers, but more importantly, the gun dealer has said he will never again sell more than one gun to a customer. This is exactly what we're trying to get the gun industry across the country to do.
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Ron Hall
I had become wealthy as an art dealer, but my life was never rich until I began serving in a mission and began being blessed by those that were basically hopeless. To see them have hope was the biggest blessing in my life.
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Bill McCollum
American Politician
I respect a system that says we're going to put every bit of pressure on anybody we have to put it on to get to the drug dealer who is bringing his poison into the country.
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Iggy Pop
American Musician
Look, you're here to see me, and I can't go on until my dealer is here, and he's waiting to be paid, so give me some money so I can fix up, and then you'll get your show.
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Kamala Harris
American Vice President
Part of my focus on what we need to do around smart gun safety laws is recognize we have to have more enforcement around gun dealers.
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Rick Wagoner
American Businessman
Generally, cars were not built to sit on dealer lots. It encourages the wrong kind of behavior in the whole system.
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Dale Earnhardt
American Driver
As a GM Goodwrench Service Plus dealer, I understand how good service makes a difference to our customers.
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Napoleon Bonaparte
French Statesman
A leader is a dealer in hope.
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Teresa Ruiz
Mexican Actress
Also, what I like about it is that the villains in 'Narcos' are not just only the drug dealers, but it also poses the question of what part does the government have in the problem, and the corruption in it? I think it's a very important question to ask as a society.
Quote examples
Mariana van Zeller
After spending over 15 years reporting in these worlds and getting to meet these traffickers, drug dealers, and other people that are really stereotyped in our society, I've come to realize the uncomfortable truth that most are not very different from us.
Quote examples
Michael D. Barnes
American Politician
The gun dealer is not only paying these two police officers, but more importantly, the gun dealer has said he will never again sell more than one gun to a customer. This is exactly what we're trying to get the gun industry across the country to do.
Quote examples
Ron Hall
I had become wealthy as an art dealer, but my life was never rich until I began serving in a mission and began being blessed by those that were basically hopeless. To see them have hope was the biggest blessing in my life.
Quote examples
Bill McCollum
American Politician
I respect a system that says we're going to put every bit of pressure on anybody we have to put it on to get to the drug dealer who is bringing his poison into the country.
Quote examples
Iggy Pop
American Musician
Look, you're here to see me, and I can't go on until my dealer is here, and he's waiting to be paid, so give me some money so I can fix up, and then you'll get your show.
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Kamala Harris
American Vice President
Part of my focus on what we need to do around smart gun safety laws is recognize we have to have more enforcement around gun dealers.
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Rick Wagoner
American Businessman
Generally, cars were not built to sit on dealer lots. It encourages the wrong kind of behavior in the whole system.
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Dale Earnhardt
American Driver
As a GM Goodwrench Service Plus dealer, I understand how good service makes a difference to our customers.
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Napoleon Bonaparte
French Statesman
A leader is a dealer in hope.
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