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
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.
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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.
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Will Freeman,
New Yorker,
30 June 2026
Its proximity to Europe has helped traffickers move narcotics across the Mediterranean.
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ABC News,
26 June 2026
The movie begins with a gruesome scene where Azrael makes quick work of a group of human traffickers.
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Rafael Motamayor,
Variety,
24 June 2026
Once received, Catis mixed the nitazenes with other drugs, pressed the substance into a brick, and sold it to other drug traffickers.
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Jonathan Moens — Bellingcat,
STAT,
18 June 2026
Sazan became the Tortuga of drug and human traffickers to Italy.
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Marzio G. Mian,
Vanity Fair,
16 June 2026
Pineros, Director of Anti-Trafficking Services at Camillus House, said that while the Homestead sting is a case involving strangers, most often the traffickers and victims know each other.
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Anna McAllister,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
The Peruvian counterinsurgency succeeded due to a strategy that deliberately cut ties between the guerrillas and the drug traffickers.
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Michelle D. Paranzino,
The Conversation,
11 June 2026
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
Its proximity to Europe has helped traffickers move narcotics across the Mediterranean.
—
ABC News,
26 June 2026
The movie begins with a gruesome scene where Azrael makes quick work of a group of human traffickers.
—
Rafael Motamayor,
Variety,
24 June 2026
Once received, Catis mixed the nitazenes with other drugs, pressed the substance into a brick, and sold it to other drug traffickers.
—
Jonathan Moens — Bellingcat,
STAT,
18 June 2026
Sazan became the Tortuga of drug and human traffickers to Italy.
—
Marzio G. Mian,
Vanity Fair,
16 June 2026
Pineros, Director of Anti-Trafficking Services at Camillus House, said that while the Homestead sting is a case involving strangers, most often the traffickers and victims know each other.
—
Anna McAllister,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
The Peruvian counterinsurgency succeeded due to a strategy that deliberately cut ties between the guerrillas and the drug traffickers.
—
Michelle D. Paranzino,
The Conversation,
11 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for traffickers
Noun
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Kalshi traders in May had indicated a strong chance the final report would top the forecast.
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Robinhood recently launched Robinhood Social in beta, a feed for discovering and tracking traders, while other crypto startups are experimenting with public portfolios, copy trading, and social feeds that allow users to follow experienced traders.
Noun
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Many antique purchases for the store are made through private sales between dealers, but some of Corbett’s favorite and most prized possessions have come from auctions and estate sales.
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According to court records, between March and September 2024, investigators reportedly made 11 purchases of drugs from various dealers.
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Libra was always only meant to be an enabler for wallets, merchants and platforms.
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Dutch merchants, families and investors moved through a wide Atlantic network that connected Europe, Africa, the Caribbean and North America.
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“Traffickers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/traffickers. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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