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 gallery, which was founded in New York by the eponymous German mega-dealer in 1993, later opened its flagship Los Angeles space, designed by architect Annabelle Selldorf, in May 2024. — News Desk, Artforum, 7 Aug. 2026

Advertisement The rag-tag kitchen crew included an ex-con and part-time methadone dealer who worked the salad station. — Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 7 Aug. 2026

Car dealers have long been local businesses deeply embedded in their communities. — Sean Tucker, AJC.com, 7 Aug. 2026

The historic antiquing trail features more than 500 dealers. — Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

The following year his elder brother, Ricky, was killed by a rival dealer. — Leah Rachel Von Essen, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Aug. 2026

So Goode turned to Tom Crutchfield, a reptile dealer in South Florida, to provide giant lizards and snakes. — Marlow Stern, Variety, 6 Aug. 2026

The person who bought the top finishing rubber duck won an all-new Chevy Trax from Chicagoland and Northwest Indiana Chevrolet dealers. — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026

Authorities said fentanyl can be sold as pills, with some online dealers claiming the pills are Xanax, Percocet or oxycodone. — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 6 Aug. 2026