Thesaurus results for TRAFFICKER

trafficker

noun

Definition of trafficker

as in trader

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 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, 4 Sep. 2026 Federal prosecutors accuse Maduro of participating in a conspiracy that helped move massive quantities of cocaine into the United States by working with Venezuelan law enforcement officials to assist drug traffickers. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2026 Mexican authorities regularly rescue exotic animals from properties owned by wealthy drug traffickers. — CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026 Andrew Tate took the witness stand Thursday afternoon and denied being a rapist or a human trafficker. — Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 27 Aug. 2026 While the original trafficker is deceased, an investigation is ongoing, as efforts to identify any co-conspirators continue. — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 24 Aug. 2026 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for trafficker

Noun

This border crossing was once a bustling nexus for tourists and traders moving between China and Nepal.

— Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2026
The stronger-than-expected numbers have fed funds futures traders betting on a Federal Reserve rate hike this month, as the data points to a resilient labor market alongside inflation still above the Fed’s 2% target.

— Jake Angelo, semafor.com, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of trader

Noun

The other option, pushing the Super Bowl back a week, was initially rejected because New Orleans, the host city, had booked an automobile dealers’ convention that had gobbled up most of the desirable hotel rooms.

— Michael Silver, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Lo and behold, art dealer Almine Rech also organically chose that sculpture as the hero image for her big Hans Op de Beeck solo show, which opened Thursday night at her Brussels gallery.

— Miles Socha, Footwear News, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of dealer

Noun

OpenAI takes catalog feeds directly from merchants and asks for a full snapshot at least daily.

— Srijith Ravikumar, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026
In some instances, Indigenous nations played surprising roles as collaborators with English merchants to conduct the large-scale slave trade of Native peoples, including in the Carolinas, Utah, and even Central America.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026