someone who purchases and maintains an inventory of goods to be sold
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a firm engaged in trading
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a seller of illicit goods
A dealer in stolen goods.
source: WordNet 3.0
the major party to a financial transaction at a stock exchange; buys and sells for his own account
source: WordNet 3.0
the person who distributes the playing cards in a card game
source: WordNet 3.0
One who deals; one who has to do, or has concern, with others; esp., a trader, a trafficker, a shopkeeper, a broker, or a merchant; as, a dealer in dry goods; a dealer in stocks; a retail dealer.