dealer

Definition

One who deals in goods, especially automobiles; a middleman.

Etymology

From Middle English delare, from Old English dǣlere, from Proto-West Germanic [Term?]. By surface analysis, deal + -er. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Deeler, West Frisian dieler, Dutch deler, German Teiler, Swedish delare.

Example Sentences

• "That used car dealer gave me a great deal on my 1962 rusted-out Volkswagen bug!"
• "It's true that all the men you knew were dealers Who said they were through with dealing"
• "Dealt a decisive blow, Newman himself becomes a vengeful dealer of blows, perpetuating the repetitive cycle of repression and eruption […]"