drug dealer

noun

: a person who sells illegal drugs

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Procopio allegedly provided a drug dealer with information on investigations into the dealer's activities, and let the dealer know if any of their acquaintances were working with law enforcement, Sunday said. Joe Holden, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026 Offscreen tragedy, including the deaths of key executive producer Kevin Turen and actor Angus Cloud, who played the affable drug dealer Fezco, and reports of long shooting times and hasty rewrites made the prospect of a third season seem up in the air for years. Molly Lambert, Vulture, 20 Apr. 2026 But the charges were quickly dropped by the Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office — and police admitted Brown turned out not to be the man cops were seeking for taking money from a drug dealer after the dealer sold crack to an undercover cop near the store. Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 20 Apr. 2026 He has also been removed from 18 hotels due to his behavior and has accumulated an $18,000 debt with a drug dealer, according to the filing. Meriam Bouarrouj, NBC news, 19 Apr. 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 26 Apr. 2026.

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