dealer
Defined in 7 dictionaries — Case Law, U.S. Code, Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Black's (1891)
Definitions from Case Law
United States Supreme Court
any person who is engaged within the Commonwealth in the business of receiving, purchasing, pasteurizing, bottling, processing, distributing, or otherwise handling milk, purchases or receives milk for sale as the consignee or agent of a producer, and shall include a producer-dealer, dealer-retailer, and sub-dealer.
Defined by the Supreme Court in West Lynn Creamery Inc v. Healy, 512 U.S. 186 (1994).
United States Code
7 U.S.C. § 201 — in this chapter
The term “dealer” means any person, not a market agency, engaged in the business of buying or selling in commerce livestock, either on his own account or as the employee or agent of the vendor or purchaser.
7 U.S.C. § 2132 — in this chapter (2 versions over time)
The term “dealer” means any person who, in commerce, for compensation or profit, delivers for transportation, or transports, except as a carrier, buys, or sells, or negotiates the purchase or sale of, (1) any dog or other animal whether alive or dead for research, teaching, exhibition, or use as a pet, or (2) any dog for hunting, security, or breeding purposes. Such term does not include a retail pet store (other than a retail pet store which sells any animals to a research facility, an exhibitor, or another dealer).
7 U.S.C. § 499A — for purposes of this chapter
The term “dealer” means any person engaged in the business of buying or selling in wholesale or jobbing quantities, as defined by the Secretary, any perishable agricultural commodity in interstate or foreign commerce, except that (A) no producer shall be considered as a “dealer” in respect to sales of any such commodity of his own raising; (B) no person buying any such commodity solely for sale at retail shall be considered as a “dealer” until the invoice cost of his purchases of perishable agricultural commodities in any calendar year are in excess of $230,000; and (C) no person buying any commodity other than potatoes for canning and/or processing within the State where grown shall be considered a “dealer” whether or not the canned or processed product is to be shipped in interstate or foreign commerce, unless such product is frozen or packed in ice, or consists of cherries in brine, within the meaning of paragraph (4) of this section. Any person not considered as a “dealer” under clauses (A), (B), and (C) may elect to secure a license under the provisions of section 499c of this title, and in such case and while the license is in effect such person shall be considered as a “dealer”.
15 U.S.C. § 1231 — for purposes of this chapter
The term “dealer” shall mean any person resident or located in the United States or any Territory thereof or in the District of Columbia engaged in the sale or the distribution of new automobiles to the ultimate purchaser.
15 U.S.C. § 77B — in this subchapter
The term “dealer” means any person who engages either for all or part of his time, directly or indirectly, as agent, broker, or principal, in the business of offering, buying, selling, or otherwise dealing or trading in securities issued by another person.
15 U.S.C. § 78C — in this chapter (4 versions over time)
The term “dealer” means any person engaged in the business of buying and selling securities (not including security-based swaps, other than security-based swaps with or for persons that are not eligible contract participants) for such person’s own account through a broker or otherwise.
15 U.S.C. § 7220 — for the purposes of this subchapter (2 versions over time)
The term “dealer” means a dealer (as such term is defined in section 78c(a)(5) of this title) that is required to file a balance sheet, income statement, or other financial statement under section 78q(e)(1)(A) of this title, where such balance sheet, income statement, or financial statement is required to be certified by a registered public accounting firm.
18 U.S.C. § 841 — as used in this chapter
“Dealer” means any person engaged in the business of distributing explosive materials at wholesale or retail.
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
One who buys to sell again. 27 Pa. St. 495.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
A dealer in the popular, and therefore in the statutory sense of the word. Is not one who buys to keep, or makes to sell, but one who buys to sell again. Norrls v. Com., 27 Pa. 494; Com. v. Campbell, 33 Pa. 385.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A dealer, in the popular, and therefore in the statutory, sense of the word, is not one who buys to keep, or makes to sell, but one who buys to sell again. Norris v. Com., 27 Pa. 496; Co.m. v. Campbell, 33 Pa. 380.
Defined under Deal in Black's Law Dictionary.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
A dealer, in the popalar, and therefore in the statutory, sense of the word, is nob one who buys to keep, or makes to sell, but one who buys to sell again. 27 Pa. St, 494; 33 Pa, St. 3380.