drug dealer

noun

: a person who sells illegal drugs

Examples of drug dealer in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In July 2015, three of Jeffries’ co-conspirators — who were also later charged — stole approximately 300 grams of heroin from a West Baltimore drug dealer, according to the court records. Mikenzie Frost, Baltimore Sun, 11 July 2024 Also revealed at trial, according to the appellate judges, that same witness had a prior perjury conviction for falsely identifying a person to protect a drug dealer after someone offered her $300 to identify another person. Keith L. Alexander, Washington Post, 9 July 2024 Refn’s directorial debut, tells the gritty tale of a small-time drug dealer in Copenhagen’s criminal underworld. Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 July 2024 Martinez is charged with two murders, the first occurring the night of Jan. 19, 2017, when three armed men tried to rob a small-time drug dealer named Robert Rios outside his uncle’s house in Placentia. Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2024 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 26 Jul. 2024.

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