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

Trump pushed legal limits with boat strikes, alienating allies, but traffickers adapted. — Editorial Board, Washington Post, 28 July 2026

And in a rare move, US prosecutors indicted a sitting governor – Rubén Rocha Moya of Sinaloa – for allegedly allowing drug traffickers to operate in exchange for bribes and electoral support. — Mary Beth Sheridan, CNN Money, 25 July 2026

Xie Miao stars alongside the great Joe Taslim as a man trying to save his daughter from human traffickers. — Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 24 July 2026

Dozens of police officers, many of them recent recruits, were eventually disciplined for actions related to police corruption, and many were convicted of crimes related to stealing drugs from traffickers. — Meg Anderson, NPR, 23 July 2026

In the past, drug traffickers approached the community seeking to build a clandestine airstrip inside their territory. — ABC News, 23 July 2026

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