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
Hansen compared drug traffickers to multinational corporations.
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Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 17 Feb. 2026
Woodward said his agency typically focuses on traffickers while local police often handle cases involving smaller amounts of drugs.
—Ari Fife, The Frontier, 17 Feb. 2026
The body count issued by the truth commission covers the period between 1986 and 2016, which is considered to be the most intense period of fighting between the state, paramilitary squads, drug traffickers and several rebel groups.
—Manuel Rueda, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2026
My key priorities include prosecuting violent offenders, gangs, traffickers, fentanyl dealers, and cartels; supporting local law enforcement; pursuing lawsuits to defend Texas; and aggressively investigating and prosecuting fraud.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
Abductions involving adults are rare in the United States, and rarer still are the kind that do not involve family disputes, drug traffickers or gangs, experts say.
—Rich Schapiro, NBC news, 11 Feb. 2026
Today’s charges target a major producer behind the Chapitos’ supply chain and underscore the commitment of the women and men of our Office to holding traffickers at all levels of the production and distribution chain accountable.
—Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 6 Feb. 2026
Medellin was controlled by drug traffickers, with a murder rate of 380 per 100,000 inhabitants.
—CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
Rapists, murderers, and drug traffickers do not announce themselves or surrender voluntarily.
—Eric Balliet, Denver Post, 28 Jan. 2026
Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 17 Feb. 2026
Woodward said his agency typically focuses on traffickers while local police often handle cases involving smaller amounts of drugs.
—Ari Fife, The Frontier, 17 Feb. 2026
The body count issued by the truth commission covers the period between 1986 and 2016, which is considered to be the most intense period of fighting between the state, paramilitary squads, drug traffickers and several rebel groups.
—Manuel Rueda, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2026
My key priorities include prosecuting violent offenders, gangs, traffickers, fentanyl dealers, and cartels; supporting local law enforcement; pursuing lawsuits to defend Texas; and aggressively investigating and prosecuting fraud.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
Abductions involving adults are rare in the United States, and rarer still are the kind that do not involve family disputes, drug traffickers or gangs, experts say.
—Rich Schapiro, NBC news, 11 Feb. 2026
Today’s charges target a major producer behind the Chapitos’ supply chain and underscore the commitment of the women and men of our Office to holding traffickers at all levels of the production and distribution chain accountable.
—Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 6 Feb. 2026
Medellin was controlled by drug traffickers, with a murder rate of 380 per 100,000 inhabitants.
—CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
Rapists, murderers, and drug traffickers do not announce themselves or surrender voluntarily.
—Eric Balliet, Denver Post, 28 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for traffickers
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High-frequency traders on Wall Street have used new technology to gain a two-millionths of a second advantage over rival traders.—
Bobby Allyn,
NPR,
17 Feb. 2026
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With the prospect of dollar assets paying less interest in the future, traders are staying away.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
16 Feb. 2026
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My key priorities include prosecuting violent offenders, gangs, traffickers, fentanyl dealers, and cartels; supporting local law enforcement; pursuing lawsuits to defend Texas; and aggressively investigating and prosecuting fraud.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026
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Kristersson is one of the hundreds of politicians, diplomats, security officials, and arms dealers gathering at the Munich Security Conference this weekend to consider the end of a period of unrivaled American power.—
Isaac Stanley-Becker,
The Atlantic,
13 Feb. 2026
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The neighborhood is home to hundreds of merchants selling everything from neckties to quinceañera dresses to bright swaths of fabric.—
Matthew Ormseth,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Feb. 2026
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Also, businesses suffer from the fees Visa and Mastercard charge merchants on customer payments; those have climbed steadily as well because the two dominant processors use a variety of techniques to keep their grip on that market.—
Carter Dougherty,
Mercury News,
7 Feb. 2026
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“Traffickers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/traffickers. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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