drug dealer

noun

: a person who sells illegal drugs

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There’s a dizzying amount of outlandish behavior going on, from chimps with a taste for cocaine, to a former drug dealer who is devoted to reptiles and on to those who engage in intense undercover sting operations. Randy Myers, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026 In that time, police have been able to use the cameras to connect a drug dealer to a fatal overdose and to arrest a man who was trying to lure a kid into his vehicle, Morello said. Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 3 Aug. 2026 Desperate for money, the teenage Young — smart, entrepreneurial, dreaming of a rap career — became a gun-toting drug dealer. Julia M. Klein, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026 Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department officer Seth Elliott used confidential police databases to let a drug dealer know about undercover police who were trying to buy drugs, court documents allege. Julia Coin updated July 30, Charlotte Observer, 30 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for drug dealer

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“Drug dealer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drug%20dealer. Accessed 7 Aug. 2026.

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