dealers

noun

plural of dealer
1
as in traders
a buyer and seller of goods for profit a dealer in fine fabrics

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2
as in sellers
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

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Recent Examples of dealers Around them was a constellation of auction house representatives, private dealers, and artists. — Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 22 Oct. 2026 Evan Reiser, a director at Bortolami manning the booth in Paris, said dealers typically hire their own art handlers and shipping companies, so the biggest headache will be rearranging schedules that were already in place. — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 22 Oct. 2026 By easing the stringent balance sheet caps that previously treated Treasurys and prime brokerage loans, which are collateralized, the same as riskier assets, regulators gave dealers greater flexibility to deploy balance sheet capital. — Hugh Son, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2026 Launched by dealers in Switzerland in 1970, Basel expanded to Miami Beach in 2002, Hong Kong in 2013, Paris in 2022, and Qatar in 2026. — Brian Boucher For Artnet News, Robb Report, 20 Oct. 2026 The group’s calculations exclude automobile dealers, gasoline stations and restaurants. — Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026 As long as gas stays expensive, the gap between the electric vehicles Americans want and the electric vehicles dealers can sell them is likely to remain. — John Paul Helveston, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2026 The group's calculations exclude automobile dealers, gasoline stations and restaurants. — ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026 The forecast excludes auto dealers, gas stations and restaurants. — David Moin, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026
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  1. traders
  2. sellers
  3. merchants
  4. vendors
Noun
  • The building was under construction on a busy commercial street in the Eastleigh area, which is often crowded with thousands of traders and residents.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
  • The ever-rising risk premium demanded by investors for holding those bonds shows that traders are still unconvinced that the French government has a plan to resolve its budget crisis.
    — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of traders
Noun
  • As a result, sellers may be more willing to cut prices or cover closing costs to ink a deal.
    — Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Check the full website address Scammers and unauthorized sellers can register web addresses that closely resemble legitimate ones.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of sellers
Noun
  • As the exhausting history of credit-card fraud and data breaches suggests, too many sites and merchants still don’t understand their assignment.
    — Rob Pegoraro, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Google says its simplified checkout experiences include retailers such as Nike, Sephora, Target, Ulta Beauty, Walmart and Wayfair, along with many Shopify merchants.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of merchants
Noun
  • Chinese vendors, such as Unitree and AGIBOT, account for roughly 95% of global humanoid shipments, according to IDC.
    — Jay Ganglani, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
  • At the weekday farmers market in Athens, Ohio, colorful vegetables are on display for patrons to purchase, community members interact with each other and vendors and one another.
    — Saige Miller, NPR, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of vendors

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