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a buyer and seller of goods for profit
a trafficker who sold pirated videos from the back of his car
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Recent Examples of trafficker
The victim described, matter-of-factly, how her trafficker had cut up jalapeños and tossed them into a toilet before banging her head against the inside of the bowl and dunking it into the water.
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Yudhijit Bhattacharjee, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
The revelations at the time rattled the Bahamian government, prompted the resignation of the country’s police commissioner even though he was not accused of wrongdoing, and fueled speculation about drug traffickers’ foothold in the government.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 18 May 2026
In 1993, federal prosecutors in Miami considered charging him and several other senior Cuban military officials with cocaine trafficking based on testimony from Colombian traffickers that emerged in the drug trial of former Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega, the AP reported in 2006.
—Arkansas Online, 16 May 2026
In Stephens County, Georgia, authorities conducted checkpoints and aggressive patrols on remote roads surrounding forest service lands in an effort to intercept fugitives, drug traffickers and individuals living in the country illegally.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2026
Decades of fighting among the Colombian government, left-wing guerrillas, right-wing paramilitaries, and narco-traffickers made some areas so dangerous, few people could go there, preserving the birds' habitat.
—Andy Court, CBS News, 3 May 2026
Clayton said Wednesday's indictment should signal that officials who cooperate with drug traffickers are not immune to justice.
—Tom Winter, NBC news, 30 Apr. 2026
That day, six medium-sized speedboats, belonging to drug traffickers or smugglers, had sought refuge from a storm among the breakwaters and docks of the port.
—Óscar Martínez, The Dial, 30 Apr. 2026
Suspicions of possible ties to drug traffickers have long hung over Rocha Mayo, who was born in Badiraguato, the same mountainous municipality in Sinaloa that is the hometown of El Chapo and other cartel bigwigs.
—Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026
Yudhijit Bhattacharjee, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
The revelations at the time rattled the Bahamian government, prompted the resignation of the country’s police commissioner even though he was not accused of wrongdoing, and fueled speculation about drug traffickers’ foothold in the government.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 18 May 2026
In 1993, federal prosecutors in Miami considered charging him and several other senior Cuban military officials with cocaine trafficking based on testimony from Colombian traffickers that emerged in the drug trial of former Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega, the AP reported in 2006.
—Arkansas Online, 16 May 2026
In Stephens County, Georgia, authorities conducted checkpoints and aggressive patrols on remote roads surrounding forest service lands in an effort to intercept fugitives, drug traffickers and individuals living in the country illegally.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2026
Decades of fighting among the Colombian government, left-wing guerrillas, right-wing paramilitaries, and narco-traffickers made some areas so dangerous, few people could go there, preserving the birds' habitat.
—Andy Court, CBS News, 3 May 2026
Clayton said Wednesday's indictment should signal that officials who cooperate with drug traffickers are not immune to justice.
—Tom Winter, NBC news, 30 Apr. 2026
That day, six medium-sized speedboats, belonging to drug traffickers or smugglers, had sought refuge from a storm among the breakwaters and docks of the port.
—Óscar Martínez, The Dial, 30 Apr. 2026
Suspicions of possible ties to drug traffickers have long hung over Rocha Mayo, who was born in Badiraguato, the same mountainous municipality in Sinaloa that is the hometown of El Chapo and other cartel bigwigs.
—Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trafficker
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In crypto markets, it is often expressed through perpetual futures, or perps, which allow traders to take directional positions with deeper liquidity.—
Sean Lee,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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The price of oil has taken a step down over the last couple of weeks, to below $100 a barrel, which would imply that traders think the end is in sight.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
1 June 2026
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The fair’s growing Parisian footprint remains one of its defining features, with major local dealers including Mennour, Galerie Chantal Crousel, Galerie Lelong, Perrotin, Almine Rech, Crèvecœur, mor charpentier, galerie frank elbaz, and Galerie Christophe Gaillard all returning.—
Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
28 May 2026
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Camp Lucy was born when former antiques dealer and real estate developer Whit Hanks restored the ornate chapel on his family’s property in 2008.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 May 2026
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After cementing a consecutive MVP season as a three-level scorer, playmaker, and yes, free-throw merchant, Gilgeous Alexander looked remarkably ineffective against the Spurs.—
Mark Medina,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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Participating merchants generally must fill out a refund document, and will need the traveler’s passport (or, sometimes, a photo of the passport) to do so, Steves wrote.—
Greg Iacurci,
CNBC,
30 May 2026
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“Trafficker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trafficker. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.
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