stamp dealer
- noun
- /stæmp ˈdiːlər/
- The stamp dealer showed me a rare collection of vintage stamps from the 1800s.
- visit a stamp dealer
Examples
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Many stamp dealers attend the annual philatelic convention to buy and sell unique items.
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But sure, there'll be stamp dealers there.
Fiction book (2000) -
Have they got stamp dealers in Albuquerque?
Fiction book (2000) -
As a matter of fact, the first thing I did was go into Milwaukee and see a couple of stamp dealers.
Fiction book (2000) -
Well, what's your plan now, Keller? "I thought I'd come home." "You're not going to visit some stamp dealers?
Fiction book (2000) -
The stamp dealers in town, a couple of them just work through the mails, and the one shop I went to was basically a coin dealer.
Fiction book (2000) -
Accordingly, taking Busse with him, my father visited a stamp dealer who was also a government functionary to have his collection appraised.
Academic text (1998) -
Scott's Standard Postage Stamp Catalogue, a major reference used by stamp dealers, collectors, and scholars, records stamps issued by the Soviet Union and Russia in 2008.
Academic text (2011) -
I learned that reputable stamp dealers often appraise collections to determine their market value.
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a person or business that buys and sells postage stamps' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'stamp' (postage stamp) with 'dealer' (seller). This noun-noun compounding pattern is regular in English and many other languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Stamp dealer comes from the simple, literal image of a person who deals in stamps: the word stamp is the small paper used to send a letter and dealer is someone who 'buys' and 'sells'. So, a stamp dealer is a person or business that 'buys' and 'sells' stamps, often for 'collectors'.