drug dealer

noun

: a person who sells illegal drugs

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Police identified the man as a drug dealer in a roundabout way. Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2026 In interviews and presentations to the city council, Xiong, who is Hmong, has spoken openly about his experiences as a teen drug dealer, gang member and petty criminal and his subsequent incarceration, which ended a decade ago. Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 29 Jan. 2026 This powerful ensemble portrays American stereotypes of the time — the yuppie, the drug dealer, the TV star — and deftly humanizes them. Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 29 Jan. 2026 Mexican prosecutors said in a statement, that the gunmen were targeting a rival drug dealer on the beach and fled after the barrage of bullets. Janay Reece, CBS News, 23 Jan. 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 4 Feb. 2026.

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