drug dealer

noun

: a person who sells illegal drugs

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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 Investigators were said to have been looking for evidence that could lead to a drug dealer peddling lethal narcotics. Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 16 Sep. 2026 This interpersonal drama, about the fallout of a drug dealer (Edward Norton) going to prison, was deep in development when real-life events altered its trajectory. Joshua Rothkopf, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026 At Carpenter’s urging, Clein recruited Mark Despres, a drug dealer known to Clein, to carry out the killing, prosecutors argued at trial. Greg Smith, Hartford Courant, 8 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 21 Sep. 2026.

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