drug dealer

noun

: a person who sells illegal drugs

Examples of drug dealer in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The show focused on James St. Patrick (played by Omari Hardwick), a drug dealer nicknamed Ghost whose only wish was to leave the world of crime behind and become a legitimate businessman. Damien Scott, Billboard, 13 Mar. 2024 Director: Steven Spielberg Cast: Sam Neill, Jeff Goldblum, Laura Dern, Richard Attenborough, Samuel L. Jackson A policeman (Arnold Schwarzenegger) must pose as a kindergarten teacher to catch a ruthless drug dealer (Richard Tyson) and his mastermind mother (a brilliant Carroll Baker). EW.com, 2 Mar. 2024 The case prompted an investigation into Massachusetts' handling of the child custody case that placed Harmony out of foster care and back with her father – a man who shot a drug dealer during a robbery and spent years in prison. Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 8 Feb. 2024 Responding deputies recovered narcotics and drug paraphernalia at the scene and identified Williams as her likely drug dealer after examining her phone. Scooty Nickerson, The Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2024 But Cantu claimed rival drug dealer killed his cousin in a dispute over money. Albinson Linares, NBC News, 29 Feb. 2024 Prosecutors claim Cantu killed the pair while trying to steal drugs and cash from Mosqueda, who was a drug dealer, and Kitchen. María Luisa Paúl, Washington Post, 28 Feb. 2024 Washington had accompanied Mizell on a trip to Baltimore, where a drug dealer refused to work with him. Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 27 Feb. 2024 What do a New Orleans police officer (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), a soldier in search of his daughter (Jamie Foxx), and a rapping drug dealer (Dominique Fishback) have in common? Randall Colburn, EW.com, 25 Jan. 2024

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“Drug dealer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drug%20dealer. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

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