Synonyms of traffickers

traffickers

noun

plural of trafficker

as in traders

a buyer and seller of goods for profit

a trafficker who sold pirated videos from the back of his car

Synonyms & Similar Words

• traders
• dealers
• merchants
• businessmen
• retailers
• buyers
• entrepreneurs
• merchandisers
• vendors
• marketers
• tradesmen
• purchasers
• sellers
• distributors
• peddlers
• suppliers
• wholesalers
• hawkers
• middlemen
• shopkeepers
• providers
• monopolists
• storekeepers
• hucksters
• purveyors
• hustlers
• enterprisers
• jobbers
• engrossers
• provisioners

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of traffickers

Victims are moved often, and even sold or traded to other traffickers. — Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026

Prosecutors said the traffickers also took a share of the women's earnings while collecting on the debts. — Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 16 July 2026

For traffickers and offenders who rely on quick escapes along our state’s busy roadways, LPRs strip away their advantage. — Charles "chuck" Broadway, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 July 2026

Federal authorities routinely target South Florida remittance companies that operate as conduits for unlawful money transfers, especially for drug traffickers, because many are suspected of evading bank-reporting requirements. — Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 10 July 2026

Sound of Freedom starred former Jesus Christ actor Jim Caviezel in what the studio claims is based on a true story of a man rescuing children from traffickers. — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026

He was approached by Santiago Gallón Henao and Pedro Gallón Henao, brothers who were known drug traffickers in Medellín. — Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 1 July 2026

Tapia, the other co-founder, said these fake job offers flood social media and have enabled traffickers to target dozens of people at the same time. — Michael Rios, CNN Money, 30 June 2026

In the early two-thousands, Colombian cocaine traffickers, seeking to evade tightening controls in their country, began to reroute shipments through coastal towns in Manabí and elsewhere in Ecuador. — Will Freeman, New Yorker, 30 June 2026