as in traders
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 traffickers
Officials have said the farm was actually a hideout for the leader of a Colombian drug trafficking group, and also a training site with capacity for 50 drug traffickers.
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Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026
The New York Times reported Friday that Colombian President Gustavo Petro is under criminal investigation by at least two federal prosecutors for alleged ties to drug traffickers, which Petro denied on social media.
—Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2026
Noboa has spent the past two years targeting cocaine traffickers, but the rates of associated crimes including murders, disappearances and extortion have not fallen.
—CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
Federal prosecutors in New York are investigating Colombian President Gustavo Petro for alleged ties to drug traffickers, according to two people familiar with the matter.
—Jim Mustian, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2026
This age range is the most highly targeted by traffickers.
—Steve Johnson, Baltimore Sun, 12 Mar. 2026
Believing Mix to be a security guard for the traffickers, Naylor shot him, the judge said.
—Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 10 Mar. 2026
Colombia’s government has struggled to contain drug traffickers and rebel groups that are now fighting over territory abandoned by the nation’s largest guerrilla group, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, following its 2016 peace deal with the government.
—ABC News, 3 Mar. 2026
That's prosecuting traffickers.
—Hannah Pinski, The Courier-Journal, 20 Dec. 2024
Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026
The New York Times reported Friday that Colombian President Gustavo Petro is under criminal investigation by at least two federal prosecutors for alleged ties to drug traffickers, which Petro denied on social media.
—Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2026
Noboa has spent the past two years targeting cocaine traffickers, but the rates of associated crimes including murders, disappearances and extortion have not fallen.
—CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
Federal prosecutors in New York are investigating Colombian President Gustavo Petro for alleged ties to drug traffickers, according to two people familiar with the matter.
—Jim Mustian, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2026
This age range is the most highly targeted by traffickers.
—Steve Johnson, Baltimore Sun, 12 Mar. 2026
Believing Mix to be a security guard for the traffickers, Naylor shot him, the judge said.
—Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 10 Mar. 2026
Colombia’s government has struggled to contain drug traffickers and rebel groups that are now fighting over territory abandoned by the nation’s largest guerrilla group, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, following its 2016 peace deal with the government.
—ABC News, 3 Mar. 2026
That's prosecuting traffickers.
—Hannah Pinski, The Courier-Journal, 20 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for traffickers
Noun
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Last week, futures traders briefly pushed the probability of a rate increase by the end of 2026 to 52%.—
Chloe Taylor,
CNBC,
31 Mar. 2026
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Markets have gyrated as traders try to discern the outlook for the Fed.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
31 Mar. 2026
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That September, my parents were contacted by a cult of weed and LSD dealers in California with the incredible name the Brotherhood of Eternal Love, who wanted help breaking their hero, Timothy Leary, out of prison.—
Zayd Ayers Dohrn,
New Yorker,
28 Mar. 2026
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It was initially thought to be a curiosity, a firework or a special effect, until Song-dynasty arms dealers started using it to make fire arrows and other military explosives.—
Ross Andersen,
The Atlantic,
27 Mar. 2026
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And more recently, federal raids hit merchants and their customers.—
Steve Lopez,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Mar. 2026
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Scammers can then run additional transactions using the same card details, sometimes across different merchants or terminals.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Traffickers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/traffickers. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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