Synonyms of dealer

dealer

noun

1

as in trader

a buyer and seller of goods for profit

a dealer in fine fabrics

Synonyms & Similar Words

• trader
• merchant
• retailer
• businessman
• buyer
• trafficker
• vendor
• distributor
• purchaser
• seller
• tradesman
• supplier
• merchandiser
• entrepreneur
• marketer
• wholesaler
• peddler
• provider
• storekeeper
• shopkeeper
• huckster
• hawker
• middleman
• monopolist
• purveyor
• hustler
• jobber
• enterpriser
• engrosser
• provisioner

2

as in seller

the person in a business deal who hands over an item in exchange for money

if both the dealer and the buyer are happy, then the item sold at a fair price

Synonyms & Similar Words

• seller
• vendor
• merchant
• trader
• salesman
• retailer
• broker
• distributor
• merchandiser
• wholesaler
• auctioneer
• reseller
• smuggler
• salesperson
• exporter
• concessionaire
• bootlegger
• trafficker
• peddler
• fence
• scalper
• tradesman
• huckster
• discounter
• saleswoman
• hawker
• fencer
• hustler
• jobber
• salesclerk
• haggler
• chapman
• black marketer
• shopgirl
• horse trader
• e-tailer
• bargainer
• palterer

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• buyer
• purchaser
• consumer
• user
• end user

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of dealer

The other option, pushing the Super Bowl back a week, was initially rejected because New Orleans, the host city, had booked an automobile dealers’ convention that had gobbled up most of the desirable hotel rooms. — Michael Silver, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Lo and behold, art dealer Almine Rech also organically chose that sculpture as the hero image for her big Hans Op de Beeck solo show, which opened Thursday night at her Brussels gallery. — Miles Socha, Footwear News, 11 Sep. 2026

Now all of those spaces have been snapped up by dealers ready for the spotlight, hell-bent on competing in what’s now the most concentrated art-viewing hopscotch in Manhattan. — Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 11 Sep. 2026

Records show it was sold without any apparent signs of duress by dealer Raphaël Gérard to the Abels gallery, which had been active in France during the war, and then it was acquired by an individual in Germany. — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 11 Sep. 2026

But the fact remains that infotainment is a bigger percentage of car owner (and dealer tech) headaches now than it’s ever been. — Andrew P. Collins, The Drive, 10 Sep. 2026

However, bullion coins generally provide greater standardization and are often more widely recognized by investors and dealers. — Amy Deyoung, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026

It was recently snapped arriving at Belgian dealers before its upcoming launch. — New Atlas, 10 Sep. 2026

Physical gold bars and coins, for example, generally make more sense as longer-term holdings because dealer premiums and buy-sell spreads can make frequent trading expensive. — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 9 Sep. 2026