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 Uribe was based at the Mather National Guard facility near Rancho Cordova and served as a member of the state Counterdrug Task Force, a unit that assists local, tribal and federal law enforcement entities in combating drug traffickers. — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 9 Oct. 2026 Human traffickers are turning children’s hunger, desperation and need for affection into tools of exploitation, a Colorado city police sergeant warned after his dedicated unit’s first year brought dozens of survivors to safety. — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026 Prosecutors accused Maduro and Flores of protecting traffickers, facilitating cocaine shipments and benefiting financially from narcotics operations. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 8 Oct. 2026 Many victims are forced into committing crimes to help traffickers; under Proposition 133, victims would also face mandatory life in prison if convicted of those crimes. — Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 3 Oct. 2026 Once a week, a group of former drug-traffickers gather in a small recording studio on the outskirts of Rio to dissect their past lives of crime and those of their guests. — ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026 Talarico says immigration enforcement is necessary but that resources should be refocused to target cartels, gang members and human traffickers. — Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026 Since 2017, the Antiquities Trafficking Unit has convicted 18 individual traffickers and repatriated over 6,000 cultural treasures to 40 countries. — News Desk, Artforum, 25 Sep. 2026 For much of the 1990s and 2000s, Guatemala had been twisting its way toward democracy, but corruption networks and drug traffickers had insinuated themselves into the country’s institutions. — Will Freeman, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for trafficker

Noun

In the options pits, traders are the most prepared for a pullback since early Summer.

— Oliver Renick, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2026
In fact, there’s a scene in the 2000 film Boiler Room where eight young traders are all sitting around a TV watching Wall Street.

— Michael Douglas, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of trader

Noun

With shifting tariff rules and trade policies, merchants need to stay flexible to handle sudden political and financial changes.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026
So, a nonfuel purchase at an eligible merchant may qualify, while a fuel purchase submitted under a different code may not.

— Dan Avery, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2026