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| antiquarian |
a student of or dealer in relics and ancient works of art; antiquary. [1/3 definitions] |
| baccarat |
a card game, often played for high stakes in European casinos, in which the dealer plays against several other players. |
| blackjack |
a card game in which the players' cards are compared with those of the dealer, the winner being the one whose cards are closest to but do not exceed twenty-one; twenty-one. [1/6 definitions] |
| interdealer |
combined form of dealer. |
| junkman |
one who resells junk, such as scrap metal, glass, paper, and the like; junk dealer. |
| lapidary |
an expert on or dealer in gemstones. [1/5 definitions] |
| lumberman |
a person who buys and sells lumber; lumber dealer. [1/2 definitions] |
| monte |
a card game played with a deck of forty cards in which a player selects two of four cards and bets that one will be matched by the dealer before the other. |
| poultryman |
a man who buys poultry from farmers and sells poultry to retail stores or the like; poultry dealer. [1/2 definitions] |
| Simon Legree |
in the mid-nineteenth-century novel Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe, a cruel overseer and slave dealer. [1/2 definitions] |
| trader |
a person who engages in trade; dealer; merchant. [1/2 definitions] |
| tradesman |
a man employed in trade, esp. retail; dealer. |
| tradeswoman |
a woman employed in trade; dealer. |
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