drug dealer

noun

: a person who sells illegal drugs

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Batsukh was identified as Wilson’s drug dealer from Wilson’s own phone, which contained messages on a chat application between them. Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2026 When all four girls are arrested for drug use, a local drug dealer (Franco) bails them out and subsequently draws them into a gang turf war. Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026 In that time, police have been able to use the cameras to connect a drug dealer to a fatal overdose and to arrest a man who was trying to lure a kid into his vehicle, Morello said. Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 3 Aug. 2026 Desperate for money, the teenage Young — smart, entrepreneurial, dreaming of a rap career — became a gun-toting drug dealer. Julia M. Klein, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 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 14 Aug. 2026.

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