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

There’s also a subplot involving organ harvesting, Russian traffickers and a rabbi (Fred Melamed) who joins forces with Father Joe, proving that Goys and Jews can sometimes fight crime hand-in-hand. — Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 2026

Pentagon press secretary Kingsley Wilson accompanied the release with a deadly warning for traffickers who threaten American communities. — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2026

Kane County is receiving $1 million to boost the fight against online predators and human traffickers. — Susan Sarkauskas, Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2026

Jordanian elites see Iran’s support of Shiite militias in Iraq, armed Palestinian groups and Syrian drug traffickers as direct threats to the royal court, Yom said. — ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026

Federal prosecutors accuse Maduro of participating in a conspiracy that helped move massive quantities of cocaine into the United States by working with Venezuelan law enforcement officials to assist drug traffickers. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2026

Mexican authorities regularly rescue exotic animals from properties owned by wealthy drug traffickers. — CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026

Financial intermediaries match drug traffickers seeking to get rid of extra dollars with Chinese clients seeking to obtain dollars abroad. — Alvin Camba, Foreign Affairs, 21 Aug. 2026

Just next door is Ile de la Tortue, an infamous way station for human traffickers. — Etant Dupain, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026