Dealer — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

someone who purchases and maintains an inventory of goods to be sold

a firm engaged in trading

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dɪskˈɑːnsənənsi/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈiːlə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈiːlə/

2 syllables Say it as /dɪskˈɑːnsənənsi/.

Examples

a dealer in stolen goods

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

trader monger bargainer principal

Parts of Speech

noun	someone who purchases and maintains an inventory of goods to be sold
noun	a firm engaged in trading
noun	a seller of illicit goods “a dealer in stolen goods”
noun	the major party to a financial transaction at a stock exchange; buys and sells for his own account
noun	the person who distributes the playing cards in a card game

Word Forms

trade	verb	engage in the trade of
dealership	noun	a business established or operated under an authorization to sell or distribute a company's goods or services in a particular area
deal	verb	do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood
monger	verb	sell or offer for sale from place to place

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Händler

jemand, der Waren kauft und einen Bestand an zu verkaufenden Waren führt

🇫🇷French

revendeur

quelqu'un qui achète et maintient un inventaire de biens à vendre

🇪🇸Spanish

distribuidor

alguien que compra y mantiene un inventario de bienes para vender

🇮🇹Italian

rivenditore

qualcuno che acquista e mantiene un inventario dei beni da vendere

🇳🇱Dutch

handelaar

iemand die de te verkopen goederen koopt en inventariseert

🇵🇹Portuguese

distribuidor

alguém que compra e mantém um estoque de mercadorias a serem vendidas

🇷🇺Russian

дилер

тот, кто покупает и поддерживает запасы товаров для продажи

India

🇮🇳Hindi

विक्रेता

वह व्यक्ति जो बेचे जाने वाले सामान को खरीदता है और उसकी सूची रखता है

🇧🇩Bengali

ডিলার

কেউ যে ক্রয় করে এবং বিক্রি করার জন্য পণ্যের একটি তালিকা বজায় রাখে

🇮🇳Tamil

வியாபாரி

விற்கப்பட வேண்டிய பொருட்களின் சரக்குகளை வாங்கி பராமரிக்கும் ஒருவர்

🇮🇳Telugu

డీలర్

విక్రయించాల్సిన వస్తువుల జాబితాను కొనుగోలు చేసి నిర్వహించే వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

विक्रेता

कोणीतरी जो विकल्या जाणाऱ्या वस्तूंची यादी खरेदी करतो आणि देखरेख करतो

🇮🇳Gujarati

વેપારી

કોઈ વ્યક્તિ જે વેચવા માટેના માલસામાનની ઇન્વેન્ટરી ખરીદે છે અને જાળવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ವ್ಯಾಪಾರಿ

ಮಾರಾಟ ಮಾಡಬೇಕಾದ ಸರಕುಗಳ ದಾಸ್ತಾನುಗಳನ್ನು ಖರೀದಿಸುವ ಮತ್ತು ನಿರ್ವಹಿಸುವ ಯಾರಾದರೂ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഡീലർ

വിൽക്കേണ്ട സാധനങ്ങളുടെ ഒരു ഇൻവെൻ്ററി വാങ്ങുകയും പരിപാലിക്കുകയും ചെയ്യുന്ന ഒരാൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਡੀਲਰ

ਕੋਈ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜੋ ਵੇਚੇ ਜਾਣ ਵਾਲੇ ਸਮਾਨ ਦੀ ਵਸਤੂ ਖਰੀਦਦਾ ਅਤੇ ਸੰਭਾਲਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

ڈیلر

کوئی ایسا شخص جو فروخت کیے جانے والے سامان کی انوینٹری خریدتا اور برقرار رکھتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

经销商

购买并维护待售商品库存的人

🇯🇵Japanese

ディーラー

販売する商品の在庫を購入し、管理する人

🇰🇷Korean

상인

판매할 상품의 재고를 구매하고 유지하는 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đại lý

ai đó mua và duy trì một kho hàng hóa sẽ được bán

🇹🇭Thai

ตัวแทนจำหน่าย

คนที่ซื้อและรักษาสินค้าคงคลังของสินค้าที่จะขาย

🇮🇩Indonesian

pedagang

seseorang yang membeli dan memelihara persediaan barang yang akan dijual

🇲🇾Malay

peniaga

seseorang yang membeli dan menyelenggara inventori barang untuk dijual

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تاجر

شخص يشتري ويحتفظ بمخزون من البضائع المراد بيعها

🇮🇷Persian

فروشنده

کسی که موجودی کالاهایی را که قرار است فروخته شود خریداری و نگهداری می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

satıcı

satılacak malların envanterini satın alan ve bulunduran biri

🇮🇱Hebrew

סוֹחֵר

מי שרוכש ושומר על מלאי של סחורות שיימכרו

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The primary meaning of 'dealer' is 'someone who purchases and maintains an inventory of goods to be sold'.

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