dealer

• 指从事买卖商品的人或公司，通常专营某一类产品；也指发牌者或经销商。

A noun referring to a person or business that buys and sells goods, often specializing in a particular type of product.

1. Seller of goodsB1formal

   A person or business that buys and sells goods, especially in a specific industry.

   经销商

   • The car dealer offered a discount on the new model.
   • She works as an art dealer in a gallery.
   • The antique dealer appraised the old furniture.

   同义词distributormerchantpurveyorretailersellersuppliertradertradesmanvendorwholesaler

   反义词buyerclientconsumercustomerpurchaser

2. Card game roleB1formal

   The person who distributes cards to players in a card game.

   发牌者

   • The dealer shuffled the deck and dealt the cards.
   • In poker, the dealer position rotates after each hand.
   • The dealer asked if anyone wanted to cut the deck.

   同义词croupier

3. Illegal drug sellerB2informal

   A person who sells illegal drugs.

   毒品贩子

   • The police arrested a known drug dealer in the neighborhood.
   • He got involved with a dealer and ended up in trouble.
   • Undercover officers posed as dealers to catch the criminals.

   同义词connectdistributorhookpeddlerpushersuppliertrafficker