drug dealer

noun

: a person who sells illegal drugs

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No headliner has ever been an ex–drug dealer whose entire mythos is wrapped up in transmuting block-boy brilliance into boardroom brute force. — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 28 Oct. 2026 Meanwhile, Jeffrey’s defense attorneys sought to cast doubt on Caitlin’s testimony and portrayed Carpenter as an abusive drug dealer, per Court TV. — Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2026 Jay has always skillfully folded each turn into his larger mythology, going from drug dealer to rapper to label boss to executive with an air of inevitability, every choice subsumed into the glory of the hustle. — Hua Hsu, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026 Sayo, a nightlife photographer and small-time drug dealer working the city’s sweaty underground club scene, is invited upstate by his long-time crush, Vince. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 16 Sep. 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 12 Nov. 2026.

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