drug dealer

noun

: a person who sells illegal drugs

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Cloud, who played drug dealer Fezco in Seasons 1 and 2, died of a drug overdose in 2023. Joe Otterson, Variety, 16 Apr. 2026 He was involved in petty crimes as a teenager and became a drug dealer and leader of a gang of thieves in New York City. Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Apr. 2026 Season three’s premiere reveals that in the years since high school, Rue has become a drug mule, running product across the Mexican-American border for her old drug dealer Laurie (the wonderfully deadpan Martha Kelly). Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 13 Apr. 2026 However, within the first few minutes of the first episode, viewers learn that the protagonist, Rue Bennett (Zendaya), has gotten involved in the high-stakes world of drug dealing in order to pay off her $100,000 debt to drug dealer Laurie (Martha Kelly). Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 13 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 24 Apr. 2026.

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