drug dealer

noun

: a person who sells illegal drugs

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Jordan appeared in 13 gritty episodes of The Wire's debut season as Wallace, a young, naive drug dealer who works for kingpin Stringer Bell (Idris Elba). Ken Simmons, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Mar. 2026 Last year, a jury sentenced Ragan to a lifetime behind bars for the execution-style murder of Luis Miguel Perez, a small-time drug dealer, at a Miami motel. Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 10 Mar. 2026 Arquette played Jody, the wife of actor Eric Stoltz’s drug dealer character, Lance. Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 10 Mar. 2026 Arquette played Jody, wife to drug dealer Lance (Eric Stoltz), in the 1994 film. Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 9 Mar. 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 17 Mar. 2026.

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