black marketers

noun

variants or black marketeers
plural of black marketer
as in smugglers

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  1. smugglers
  2. traffickers
  3. bootleggers
  4. retailers
  5. fences
  6. distributors
  7. merchants
  8. scalpers
Noun
  • Wong haunts the stories of the Floridian smugglers, connected to many of the feuds and undercover operations.
    — Rory Doherty, Time, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The new docuseries, ‘Monsters of God’, explores the underworld of reptile trafficking—one filled with exotic creatures, smugglers, drugs, weapons, special agents, and zoo connections.
    — ForbesTV, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of smugglers
Noun
  • Financial intermediaries match drug traffickers seeking to get rid of extra dollars with Chinese clients seeking to obtain dollars abroad.
    — Alvin Camba, Foreign Affairs, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Just next door is Ile de la Tortue, an infamous way station for human traffickers.
    — Etant Dupain, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of traffickers
Noun
  • Your guide will teach you about the origins of Prohibition and tell stories of infamous bootleggers.
    — Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Brian Wilson wrote the song in 1963 with his buddy Bob Norberg, and the band cut a version that year during the Surfer Girl sessions that eventually leaked out to bootleggers.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of bootleggers
Noun
  • Many apparel retailers have seen sales growth this year, but some of that is thanks to broader inflation.
    — Phil Wahba, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Fans can pre-order the game on various retailers' websites, including GameStop and PlayStation.
    — Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of retailers
Noun
  • Refillable water stations were provided at each of the two stages and lined the fences between.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026
  • In May, when fences went up on the fragile wetlands and bulldozers arrived on Sazan Island, residents of the nearby town of Zvërnec in the south of Albania protested, using one of the region’s beloved species as their symbol.
    — Naomi Tomky, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of fences
Noun
  • Despite the cool reception from distributors, the pair haven’t given up, and still plan on shopping their movie to either a streamer or theatrical distributor.
    — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 11 June 2026
  • Netflix leads all distributors with 35 total nominations across film and television, while Neon secured an impressive 21 film nominations despite being a smaller distributor.
    — Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 11 Jan. 2026
Definition of distributors
Noun
  • Mass merchants aren’t the only retailers putting more investment in same-day delivery.
    — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 25 Aug. 2026
  • For merchants, the uncomfortable implication is that starting today is already late—the right time to start preparing for agentic commerce was months ago.
    — Haozhuang Dai, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of merchants
Noun
  • By turning a blind eye to scalpers, even giving them the tools to bypass limits and harvest tickets, Live Nation has acted as the promoter, the primary ticket seller, the artists’ manager, and the scalper.
    — Walden Green, Pitchfork, 19 Sep. 2025
Definition of scalpers
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