Why is it der Dealer?

Dealer ends in -er, and most nouns ending in -er are masculine: in a German dictionary, 86% of them take der.

All nouns ending in -er
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der

Meaning

[1] Drug consumption, colloquially: someone who sells drugs

[1] Drogenkonsum, umgangssprachlich: jemand, der Drogen verkauft

[2] Stocket: someone who (with securities) acts on a stock exchange

[2] Börse: jemand der (mit Wertpapieren) an einer Börse handelt

Examples

[1] I just got 5 grams of my dealer

[1] Hab' eben noch 5 Gramm von meinem Dealer geholt.

[1] "You were all dealers of the lowest charter"

[1] „Sie waren alle Dealer der untersten Charge.“
More source examples (4)

These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.

[1] "The second episode is about Farin, a blown, mighty dealer, a Pakistani" "

[1] „Die zweite Episode handelt von Farin, einem drallen, mächtigen Dealer, einem Pakistani.“

[1] "Nobody earns their money in a decent way: either you are hooker, dealer or bank" "

[1] „Auf anständige Weise verdient hier keiner sein Geld: Entweder man ist Nutte, Dealer oder Banker.“

[1] "I found that more and more dealers in my quarter"

[1] „Ich stellte fest, dass es in meinem Viertel immer mehr Dealer gab.“

[2] As a dealer, I earn a lot of money in Frankfurte every day

[2] Als Dealer verdiene ich jeden Tag viel Geld in Frankfurt.

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ der Dealer die Dealer
Genitiv des Dealers der Dealer
Dativ dem Dealer den Dealern
Akkusativ den Dealer die Dealer

Pronunciation

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