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

Kavi Gupta, a Chicago art dealer, has been served a temporary restraining order. — News Desk, Artforum, 2 Oct. 2026

Sales of all versions of the Escape were down 85% as its supplies of the car on dealers’ lots dwindled. — Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2026

At Home Hardware, Parsons spent six years in senior e-commerce and omnichannel positions connecting digital strategy with store operations across the retailer’s dealer network. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 2 Oct. 2026

There is widespread speculation that Chancellor John Healey will introduce the tax later this month, which could apply to assets, such as artworks, leading some dealers to remove artworks from the country, according to the report. — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Another new law requires firearms dealers and law enforcement agencies operating gun buyback programs to destroy all weapons that are traded in. — Liam Bowman, Washington Post, 1 Oct. 2026

Its purchasing role also brings responsibilities under Florida’s requirements for mail-in secondhand precious-metals dealers, including transaction documentation and recordkeeping. — Kaitlyn Gomez, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026

Many of these were auto dealers, and many are undoubtedly Ford Pro members. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2026

Chipstone bought the two vessels from an art dealer in 2013 and gifted them to the museum earlier this year, the Journal Sentinel reported. — Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2026