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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Dealer

/dēl'-ẽr/ · Deal·er · IPA /ˈdiːlə(ɹ)/
01 n. 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 d…
  1. 1.
    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.
  2. 2.
    One who distributes cards to the players.