drug dealer

noun

: a person who sells illegal drugs

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The 2002 movie Rules of Attraction introduced a darker side to Van Der Beek, as Sean Bateman, a drug dealer and the younger brother of American Psycho’s Patrick Bateman, who is caught in a love triangle with a virgin and her bisexual ex-boyfriend. Ale Russian, Rolling Stone, 11 Feb. 2026 In that trial, a jury sentenced him to a lifetime behind bars for the murder of a small-time drug dealer at a motel during his three-week crime wave that culminated in Aaron’s murder. Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 11 Feb. 2026 Police identified the man as a drug dealer in a roundabout way. Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2026 In interviews and presentations to the city council, Xiong, who is Hmong, has spoken openly about his experiences as a teen drug dealer, gang member and petty criminal and his subsequent incarceration, which ended a decade ago. Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 29 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for drug dealer

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“Drug dealer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drug%20dealer. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.

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