Dealer vs. Pusher

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  • Dealer (noun)

    One who deals in goods, especially automobiles; a middleman.

    “That used car dealer gave me a great deal on my 1962 rusted-out Volkswagen bug!”

  • Dealer (noun)

    One who peddles illicit drugs, especially to teenagers.

  • Dealer (noun)

    A particular type of stock broker or trader.

  • Dealer (noun)

    The person who deals the cards in a card game.

  • Pusher (noun)

    Someone or something that pushes. from 16th c.

  • Pusher (noun)

    A person employed to push passengers onto trains at busy times, so they can depart on schedule.

  • Pusher (noun)

    A girl or woman. from 20th c.

  • Pusher (noun)

    An illegal drug dealer. from 20th c.

  • Pusher (noun)

    An aircraft with the propeller behind the fuselage. from 20th c.

  • Pusher (noun)

    A device that one pushes in order to transport a baby while on foot, such as a stroller or pram (as opposed to a carrier such as a front or back pack).

  • Pusher (noun)

    A defensive player who does not attempt to hit winners, instead playing slower shots into the opponent’s court.

Wiktionary
  • Dealer (noun)

    a person who buys and sells goods

    “a dealer in foreign stamps”

  • Dealer (noun)

    a person who buys and sells shares, securities, or other financial assets as a principal (rather than as a broker or agent)

    “a brash young dealer arrived on the dealing floor”

  • Dealer (noun)

    a person who sells illegal drugs

    “his mother was a crack dealer and he had a very troubled family life”

    “she was sucked into an underworld of heroin addicts, dealers, pimps, prostitution, and theft”

  • Dealer (noun)

    the player who distributes the cards at the start of a game.

  • Pusher (noun)

    a person who sells illegal drugs

    “an underworld of thugs, drug pushers, and thieves”

  • Pusher (noun)

    a person who too readily or forcefully promotes the use or purchase of a particular thing

    “it can be hard to fend off food pushers during the holidays”

    “some patients see me as a pill pusher”

  • Pusher (noun)

    a person or thing that pushes something

    “the checkout trolley pushers”

Oxford Dictionary

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