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

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

Through this operation, law enforcement delivered that same message to human traffickers. — Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 3 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

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