Trafficker

Quick meaning: Trafficker is a noun meaning (chiefly derogatory) Someone who traffics; a trader or merchant of illegal products, or of legal products in an illegal setting.

Meaning

(chiefly derogatory) Someone who traffics; a trader or merchant of illegal products, or of legal products in an illegal setting.

Example Sentences

drug trafficker

human trafficker

Trafficking Methods Traffickers may be members of organized crime networks or may be locals, friends, or even family members well known to the victim. […] In addition, traffickers may be involved in other criminal activities— for example, using the vehicles that transport victims and drugs out of a country to transport weapons or other items back in.

Word Forms

• traffickers

Synonyms for trafficker

Depending on context, synonyms include vendor, vender, seller.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include seller, vender, vendor, smuggler, peddling, dealer.

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