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

Throughout the 1920s and 1930s, the paper was circulated across the company’s dealership network, with many dealers putting a copy of the Independent in the glove box of every new car. — Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2026

Such mandates would not retroactively apply to Goodland Guns or other existing firearms dealers. — Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Gold bars lie in a safe on a table at the precious metal dealer Pro Aurum. — Sam Meredith, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026

People were lining up at the dealer, waiting for theirs to be delivered. — Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 3 Sep. 2026

As the Detroit Free Press reported, Ford told its dealers recently at a meeting in Las Vegas that the company plans to eventually offer five vehicles on the new Universal Electric Vehicle platform at Louisville Assembly Plant in Kentucky. — Jamie L. Lareau, Freep.com, 2 Sep. 2026

Toyota dealers will update the display software for free to remedy the recall. — Olivia Evans, Louisville Courier Journal, 1 Sep. 2026

Rice had a side hustle as a vintage dealer and brought in plenty of pieces from the same era, including 1950s sofas by Peter Hvidt and Orla Mølgaard-Nielsen, a pair of 1970s blue suede armchairs, and benches from France with colorful bases. — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 28 Aug. 2026

The outlet also reported that Old Master dealer Otto Naumann estimated that the painting could actually be worth about $150 million, or more than twice the value given by the UK government. — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 28 Aug. 2026