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
  • This surveillance can help smugglers identify areas with fewer personnel when moving people or drugs.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Ortiz navigated their way among Russian escapees, Polish fugitives, and tobacco smugglers, all wanting to get to neutral Spain over the mountains.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of smugglers
Noun
  • Kane County is receiving $1 million to boost the fight against online predators and human traffickers.
    — Susan Sarkauskas, Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Jordanian elites see Iran’s support of Shiite militias in Iraq, armed Palestinian groups and Syrian drug traffickers as direct threats to the royal court, Yom said.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Sep. 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
  • In the agreement, the company admitted that employees provided improper payments and benefits to alcohol retailers for years, including cash, gift cards, luxury goods, resort stays, golf trips and airfare.
    — Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • However, many retailers don’t count consumer loss as more damaging as losing actual revenue.
    — Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of retailers
Noun
  • Both property owners share responsibility for maintenance and appearance of boundary fences, according to Robert Corrao, president of Jan Fence Inc.
    — Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Repair any gaps beneath existing garden fences and install buried wire around decks, sheds, chicken coops, and crawl spaces.
    — Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 5 Sep. 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
  • In the retail markets, merchants said customers are disappearing as purchasing power deteriorates.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The city's tailors and textile artists have shaped global fashion, and its craft heritage has deep roots stretching back to the 12th century, when artisans and merchants founded guilds to protect their skills and commercial interests.
    — Clare Coulson, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Sep. 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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