dealer
/ˈdiːlə(ɹ)/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.19 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
One who deals in goods, especially automobiles; a middleman.
noun
A drug dealer, one who peddles illicit drugs.
noun
A particular type of stock broker or trader.
Example Sentences
- "That used car dealer gave me a great deal on my 1962 rusted-out Volkswagen bug!"
- "It's true that all the men you knew were dealers Who said they were through with dealing"
- "Dealt a decisive blow, Newman himself becomes a vengeful dealer of blows, perpetuating the repetitive cycle of repression and eruption […]"
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der.? Proto-Germanic *dailiz Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Germanic *-janą Proto-Germanic *dailijaną Old English dǣlan Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Old English dǣlere Middle English delare English dealer 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.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: delare, dǣlere
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /ˈdiːlə(ɹ)/