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
Federal authorities allege Shock and Noni expanded their business by forming alliances with other drug traffickers and armed groups, including sicarios, or hitmen.
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CBS News, 23 Jan. 2026
Wedding allegedly became a major trafficker of cocaine into Canada and the United States and a ruthless leader who ordered killings, including one of a witness in a 2024 federal narcotics case against him.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2026
Through this data, officers in Chicago have confiscated weapons, brought drug traffickers to justice, captured violent criminals, solved hit-and-run cases and more.
—Chicago Tribune, 23 Jan. 2026
Just yesterday our law enforcement arrested rapists, armed robbers, and drug traffickers.
—Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 22 Jan. 2026
That pattern changed in 2016, after Hernandez-Gonzalez was captured on a wiretap giving growing advice to South Florida marijuana traffickers arrested by federal agents in Tennessee.
—Jp Mangalindan, Time, 16 Jan. 2026
They are also often captained by traffickers who do not care whether people on the journeys live or die.
—Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 16 Jan. 2026
DaSilva was determined to be the primary trafficker and sentenced to a year of home confinement, and a fine of $10,000.
—Joe Rubin, Sacbee.com, 13 Jan. 2026
Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, are among six defendants named in a four-count superseding indictment that accused them of conspiring with violent, dangerous drug traffickers for the last 25 years.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 8 Jan. 2026
CBS News, 23 Jan. 2026
Wedding allegedly became a major trafficker of cocaine into Canada and the United States and a ruthless leader who ordered killings, including one of a witness in a 2024 federal narcotics case against him.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2026
Through this data, officers in Chicago have confiscated weapons, brought drug traffickers to justice, captured violent criminals, solved hit-and-run cases and more.
—Chicago Tribune, 23 Jan. 2026
Just yesterday our law enforcement arrested rapists, armed robbers, and drug traffickers.
—Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 22 Jan. 2026
That pattern changed in 2016, after Hernandez-Gonzalez was captured on a wiretap giving growing advice to South Florida marijuana traffickers arrested by federal agents in Tennessee.
—Jp Mangalindan, Time, 16 Jan. 2026
They are also often captained by traffickers who do not care whether people on the journeys live or die.
—Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 16 Jan. 2026
DaSilva was determined to be the primary trafficker and sentenced to a year of home confinement, and a fine of $10,000.
—Joe Rubin, Sacbee.com, 13 Jan. 2026
Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, are among six defendants named in a four-count superseding indictment that accused them of conspiring with violent, dangerous drug traffickers for the last 25 years.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 8 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trafficker
Noun
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Even the oldest maxim about cab drivers and bell hops giving share prices was tested by relating an anecdote about comments in his village pub from locals and complete strangers firing questions at him and a fellow gold trader about the gold price.—
Tim Treadgold,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Online prediction markets also gained attention earlier this month, when an anonymous trader earned more than $463,000 by accurately predicting that Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro would be captured.—
Megan Cerullo,
CBS News,
26 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The bikes will start showing up at dealers in March.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
6 Feb. 2026
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Unfortunately, buying a legitimate one to replace what’s been stolen can cost five, 10, or even 20 times that if your dealer’s service department is especially greedy, which is a big part of the problem here.—
Adam Ismail,
The Drive,
5 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Because of Venezuelans’ eroded spending power, markets are less busy than even a few months ago, according to merchants and customers.—
Mery Mogollon,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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Berliner was born in Hanover, Germany, in 1851 into a Jewish merchant family.—
Kurt Snibbe,
Oc Register,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Trafficker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trafficker. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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