as in trader
a buyer and seller of goods for profit
a trafficker who sold pirated videos from the back of his car
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Recent Examples of trafficker
While Colombian criminal groups have used the country as a transit point in the past, Venezuela isn’t the preferred route for the region’s drug traffickers.
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Daniel Depetris, Time, 24 Sep. 2025
Venezuela said none of those on board were drug traffickers.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
According to Cabello, per Newsweek, local investigations found that none of the 11 killed were members of the Tren de Aragua (TdA) gang or drug traffickers.
—Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2025
Venezuela's interior minister, Diosdado Cabello, said last Thursday on state television that none of the members of the crew were part of Tren de Aragua or drug traffickers.
—Anne Flaherty, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2025
And yet, this was only one group of stateside traffickers that received dope from the Colombian cartels.
—Martin Suarez, Rolling Stone, 13 Sep. 2025
While announcing the recent troop deployments, Padrino emphasized that the operations were strictly targeting drug traffickers.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2025
For instance, victims who have only interacted with traffickers online, before being handed off to scam compound operators, may not be able to identify their traffickers.
—Christine Ro, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Outsider is about a man (Pellegrino) whose wife is taken by human traffickers while vacationing with her in another country.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025
Daniel Depetris, Time, 24 Sep. 2025
Venezuela said none of those on board were drug traffickers.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
According to Cabello, per Newsweek, local investigations found that none of the 11 killed were members of the Tren de Aragua (TdA) gang or drug traffickers.
—Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2025
Venezuela's interior minister, Diosdado Cabello, said last Thursday on state television that none of the members of the crew were part of Tren de Aragua or drug traffickers.
—Anne Flaherty, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2025
And yet, this was only one group of stateside traffickers that received dope from the Colombian cartels.
—Martin Suarez, Rolling Stone, 13 Sep. 2025
While announcing the recent troop deployments, Padrino emphasized that the operations were strictly targeting drug traffickers.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2025
For instance, victims who have only interacted with traffickers online, before being handed off to scam compound operators, may not be able to identify their traffickers.
—Christine Ro, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Outsider is about a man (Pellegrino) whose wife is taken by human traffickers while vacationing with her in another country.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trafficker
Noun
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The wind traders are teased throughout the new trailer in what appear to be large flying apparatus.—
Tommy McArdle,
PEOPLE,
25 Sep. 2025
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To be sure, this could just be a case of traders booking gains after a sharp move higher in a stock.—
Fred Imbert,
CNBC,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Over the last four decades Yashar, the daughter of a Persian antique carpet dealer, has forged many relationships in the design world.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
25 Sep. 2025
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The crime drama follows a small-time Chinatown luxury counterfeit dealer who enters a dangerous black-market underworld in order to fund a life of suburban respectability for her family.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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To join the program, merchants can head to OpenAI's website.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
30 Sep. 2025
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Tang, who leads the DoorDash Labs automation and robotics unit, said Dot is a solution to increasingly complex deliveries, and attempts to open the technology to local merchants.—
Samantha Subin,
CNBC,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Trafficker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trafficker. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.
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