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

Throughout the 1920s and 1930s, the paper was circulated across the company’s dealership network, with many dealers putting a copy of the Independent in the glove box of every new car.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2026
Such mandates would not retroactively apply to Goodland Guns or other existing firearms dealers.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of dealer

Noun

With merchant bookings, the company sits inside the transaction, handling processing, currency conversion, refunds and fraud for small hotels that could never build that infrastructure themselves.

— Isabella Gao, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026
Black pepper from India became particularly prized in Roman cooking, while Arabian ports and merchants played an important role in trade between the Mediterranean and the Indian Ocean.

— Laura Payne, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Sep. 2026