dealer
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3.2
- noun
- /ˈdiːlər/
:
repartidor de cartas
- The dealer dealt the cards quickly, ensuring everyone had their fair share.
- card dealer
- blackjack dealer
- casino dealer
So it's crazy, though, because whenever you want to play, whether it's blackjack, roulette, it's all live dealers.
- So it's crazy, though, because whenever you want to play, whether it's blackjack, roulette, it's all live dealers.
Examples
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My mother... ...was a 24-year-old blackjack dealer from Nebraska.
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The dealer draws a card from the card shoe. Dealer: Four.
Fiction book (1997) -
Perfect, please respect the dealer at all times, and as always, respect the house.
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And the dealer will take one.
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Diego, a professional dealer was setting up the table when I got there.
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We see the pit boss lock up the chip tray from the table the dealer has just left.
Fiction book (1995) -
Rutkowski wanted to be a craps dealer on the Strip in Las Vegas and make fifty thousand a year.
Fiction book (2000) -
Vinnie was a veteran blackjack dealer who couldn't wait to move off the reservation.
Blog text (11) -
Dad is one row and three booths over, decked out as a blackjack dealer, snapping cards on the table.
Fiction book (1996) -
As the dealer, she shuffled the cards and handed one to each player.
Compounds
- Specialized
3
6.1
A person or company that buys and sells stocks and bonds for clients and trades for itself
- Offensive
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8.5
A person who pretends to be a friend but secretly works against others
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Dealer comes from the verb deal, which meant 'to give out', and the ending -er that means 'a person'. That's why the dealer in a card game is the person who gives out the cards.