1. A person who purchases goods or property for sale to others; a retailer.
2. A person or firm that buys and sells securities for its own account as a principal, and then sells to a customer. See DEAL, n. & vb.
registered dealer. A dealer registered or required to be registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. [Cases: Securities Regulation 40.10–40.16. C.J.S. Securities Regulation §§ 154–163, 165–168.]