dealer

See also: Dealer

English

Etymology

From Middle English delare, from Old English dǣlere; equivalent to deal +‎ -er.

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈdiːlə(ɹ)/
  • Audio (US)(file)
  • Rhymes: -iːlə(r)

Noun

dealer (plural dealers)

  1. One who deals in goods, especially automobiles; a middleman.
    That used car dealer gave me a great deal on my 1962 rusted-out Volkswagen bug!
  2. One who peddles illicit drugs, especially to teenagers.
  3. A particular type of stock broker or trader.
  4. The person who deals the cards in a card game.

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French

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English deal, suffixed with -er.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /di.le/

Verb

dealer

  1. (slang) to deal (drugs)
Conjugation
Conjugation of dealer (see also Appendix:French verbs)
present participle dealant
/di.lɑ̃/
past participle dealé
/di.le/
infinitive
simple dealer
compound avoir + past participle
gerund1
simple dealant
/di.lɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses)		 present deale
/dil/		 deales
/dil/		 deale
/dil/		 dealons
/di.lɔ̃/		 dealez
/di.le/		 dealent
/dil/
imperfect dealais
/di.lɛ/		 dealais
/di.lɛ/		 dealait
/di.lɛ/		 dealions
/di.ljɔ̃/		 dealiez
/di.lje/		 dealaient
/di.lɛ/
past historic2 dealai
/di.le/		 dealas
/di.la/		 deala
/di.la/		 dealâmes
/di.lam/		 dealâtes
/di.lat/		 dealèrent
/di.lɛʁ/
future dealerai
/dil.ʁe/		 dealeras
/dil.ʁa/		 dealera
/dil.ʁa/		 dealerons
/dil.ʁɔ̃/		 dealerez
/dil.ʁe/		 dealeront
/dil.ʁɔ̃/
conditional dealerais
/dil.ʁɛ/		 dealerais
/dil.ʁɛ/		 dealerait
/dil.ʁɛ/		 dealerions
/di.lə.ʁjɔ̃/		 dealeriez
/di.lə.ʁje/		 dealeraient
/dil.ʁɛ/
(compound
tenses)		 present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
past anterior2 past historic of avoir + past participle
future perfect future of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple
tenses)		 present deale
/dil/		 deales
/dil/		 deale
/dil/		 dealions
/di.ljɔ̃/		 dealiez
/di.lje/		 dealent
/dil/
imperfect2 dealasse
/di.las/		 dealasses
/di.las/		 dealât
/di.la/		 dealassions
/di.la.sjɔ̃/		 dealassiez
/di.la.sje/		 dealassent
/di.las/
(compound
tenses)		 past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — deale
/dil/		 — dealons
/di.lɔ̃/		 dealez
/di.le/		 —
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 Only usable with preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, the past historic, past anterior, imperfect subjunctive and pluperfect subjunctive tenses may be found to have been replaced with the indicative present perfect, indicative pluperfect, present subjunctive and past subjunctive tenses respectively (Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English dealer.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /di.lœʁ/

Noun

dealer m (plural dealers, feminine dealeuse)

  1. (slang) drug dealer

Anagrams

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from English dealer.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈdileɾ/, [ˈd̪ileɾ]

Noun

dealer m (plural dealers)

  1. dealer
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