dealers

Sellers of goods

Dealers are people who buy and sell goods, typically as a business.

The term applies across contexts: a car dealer sells automobiles, an antiques dealer trades in collectibles, and a drug dealer sells illegal substances.

In card games, the dealer is the person who distributes cards to the other players.

The dealers at the casino work in shifts.

She found a reputable art dealer to appraise the painting.

merchant

vendor

One who sells goods

shopkeeper · distributor · supplier · wholesaler · stockist · showroom · franchise · lot · consignment · inventory

cards

shuffle

Randomize by mixing

poker · croupier · pit boss · casino · table · shoe · ante · bust · hit · stand

drugs

pusher

One who shoves forward

smuggler · narcotics · contraband · bust · undercover · kingpin · street · stash · territory · runner

financial

broker

Transaction intermediary for hire

bonds · forex · commodities · market maker · trading floor · arbitrage · portfolio · brokerage · equities · futures

Categories
Opposites
transaction role

dealersbuyers

Those who obtain goods

customers · purchasers · consumers · clients · users

supply chain position

dealersmanufacturers

Entities producing goods massively

producers · suppliers · makers · wholesalers · end consumers

LEGALITY/LEGITIMACY (illicit dealer context)

dealerspolice

Civil law enforcement

narcs · undercover cops · law enforcement · informants · snitches

Phrases
Family

dealer

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG