dealer

 
Pronunciation: /ˈdiːlə/

noun

  • 1a person who buys and sells goods: a dealer in foreign stamps
  • a person who buys and sells shares, securities, or other financial assets as a principal (rather than as a broker or agent): a brash young dealer arrived on the dealing floorSee also broker-dealer.
  • informal a person who buys and sells drugs: he posed as a dealer willing to buy heroin
  • 2the player who distributes the cards at the start of a game.

Derivatives

dealership

noun
dealer (sense 1).