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
Los Huistas was responsible for coordinating large-scale cocaine shipments across international borders and was one of the most prolific cocaine traffickers on the globe, prosecutors said.
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Cierra Morgan, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
According to a federal indictment, Maduro and his alleged co-conspirators spent decades working alongside some of the world’s most violent drug traffickers and corrupt regional officials to funnel large quantities of cocaine into the United States.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 25 Apr. 2026
That victim is likely to be trafficked again, the county officials said, and the human traffickers who trafficked her will not be held to account.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 19 Apr. 2026
ProPublica has chronicled the dark world of pig butchering, in which human traffickers in Asia force their victims to scam people by posing as friends or potential romantic interests.
—Robert Faturechi, ProPublica, 11 Apr. 2026
The shakedown will involve the use of digital currencies, an extremely popular choice among scammers, human traffickers — and apparently governments trying to circumvent international sanctions.
—Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 8 Apr. 2026
Lyons' response alarmed civil liberties advocates who worry about the potential for ICE to abuse the tool and use it against targets beyond drug traffickers and terrorists.
—Jude Joffe-Block, NPR, 7 Apr. 2026
In March, state media reported that China arrested seven people in an operation targeting traffickers of fentanyl precursors, according to the Reuters news agency.
—CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
Officials have said the farm was actually a hideout for the leader of a Colombian drug trafficking group, and also a training site with capacity for 50 drug traffickers.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026
Cierra Morgan, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
According to a federal indictment, Maduro and his alleged co-conspirators spent decades working alongside some of the world’s most violent drug traffickers and corrupt regional officials to funnel large quantities of cocaine into the United States.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 25 Apr. 2026
That victim is likely to be trafficked again, the county officials said, and the human traffickers who trafficked her will not be held to account.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 19 Apr. 2026
ProPublica has chronicled the dark world of pig butchering, in which human traffickers in Asia force their victims to scam people by posing as friends or potential romantic interests.
—Robert Faturechi, ProPublica, 11 Apr. 2026
The shakedown will involve the use of digital currencies, an extremely popular choice among scammers, human traffickers — and apparently governments trying to circumvent international sanctions.
—Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 8 Apr. 2026
Lyons' response alarmed civil liberties advocates who worry about the potential for ICE to abuse the tool and use it against targets beyond drug traffickers and terrorists.
—Jude Joffe-Block, NPR, 7 Apr. 2026
In March, state media reported that China arrested seven people in an operation targeting traffickers of fentanyl precursors, according to the Reuters news agency.
—CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
Officials have said the farm was actually a hideout for the leader of a Colombian drug trafficking group, and also a training site with capacity for 50 drug traffickers.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for traffickers
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The app began as an aggregator for perpetual futures, a form of derivative popular among crypto traders.—
Jack Kubinec,
Fortune,
28 Apr. 2026
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Their rapid growth has also raised concerns over whether traders with privileged information, such as politicians, could improperly profit from world events.—
Rena Rowe,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Apr. 2026
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Take time to research dealers, auction houses, and online sellers, paying attention to expertise, condition reporting, and their general willingness to answer questions.—
Nicole Anderson,
Architectural Digest,
1 May 2026
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Other dealers come from locales farther away from art market centers, like Cleo the Project Space (Savannah, Georgia), Dream Clinic (Columbus, Ohio), and Inland (Walpole, Maine).—
Brian Boucher,
ARTnews.com,
30 Apr. 2026
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Yemen monopolized the coffee trade for around 200 years until Dutch merchants smuggled coffee seeds to Indonesia and began growing plants there.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 May 2026
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The local cheesemonger, the corner coffee shop, the butchers, the bakers, the wine merchants—they're all within arm’s reach.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 May 2026
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