Noun

(en noun)

One who deals things, especially automobiles; a middleman.

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

One who peddles illicit drugs, especially to teenagers.

A particular type of stock broker or trader.

The person who deals the cards in a card game.

Noun

(uncountable) The process of developing; growth, directed change.

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(uncountable, biology) The process by which a mature multicellular organism or part of an organism is produced by the addition of new cells.

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Of more significance in the nature of branch development ; in the Jubulaceae, as in the Porellaceae, branches are acroscopic and normally replace a ventral leaf lobe.

(countable) Something which has developed.

(real estate, countable) A project consisting of one or more commercial or residential buildings, real estate development.

(real estate, uncountable) The building of a real estate development.

(uncountable) The application of new ideas to practical problems (''cf. research).

(chess, uncountable) The active placement of the pieces, or the process of achieving it.

(music) The second section of a piece of music in sonata form.