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
Today’s charges target a major producer behind the Chapitos’ supply chain and underscore the commitment of the women and men of our Office to holding traffickers at all levels of the production and distribution chain accountable.
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Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 6 Feb. 2026
Medellin was controlled by drug traffickers, with a murder rate of 380 per 100,000 inhabitants.
—CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
Crime remains top of mind for many voters as drug traffickers battle to control the domestic market, as well as the lucrative transshipment points to send cocaine to Europe and the United States.
—Javier Córdoba, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026
The trend of traffickers exploiting banks to transfer their drug proceeds to Mexico, Colombia and other Latin American countries has been increasing since 2020, federal authorities say.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 28 Jan. 2026
Rapists, murderers, and drug traffickers do not announce themselves or surrender voluntarily.
—Eric Balliet, Denver Post, 28 Jan. 2026
Drug Enforcement Administration agents in Orlando and Jacksonville have been investigating cocaine traffickers working between Florida and Puerto Rico since March 2025, said the complaint which said Colon Rivera was born in Puerto Rico but lives in Kissimmee in Osceola County.
—Steve Patterson, Florida Times-Union, 27 Jan. 2026
Heightened security at Europe’s largest ports is forcing drug traffickers to employ new technologies to chemically bond cocaine with legitimate carrier materials such as food, plastics, textiles, charcoal and cardboard, according to Europol.
—Suzanne Lynch, Bloomberg, 27 Jan. 2026
Through this data, officers in Chicago have confiscated weapons, brought drug traffickers to justice, captured violent criminals, solved hit-and-run cases and more.
—Chicago Tribune, 23 Jan. 2026
Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 6 Feb. 2026
Medellin was controlled by drug traffickers, with a murder rate of 380 per 100,000 inhabitants.
—CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
Crime remains top of mind for many voters as drug traffickers battle to control the domestic market, as well as the lucrative transshipment points to send cocaine to Europe and the United States.
—Javier Córdoba, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026
The trend of traffickers exploiting banks to transfer their drug proceeds to Mexico, Colombia and other Latin American countries has been increasing since 2020, federal authorities say.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 28 Jan. 2026
Rapists, murderers, and drug traffickers do not announce themselves or surrender voluntarily.
—Eric Balliet, Denver Post, 28 Jan. 2026
Drug Enforcement Administration agents in Orlando and Jacksonville have been investigating cocaine traffickers working between Florida and Puerto Rico since March 2025, said the complaint which said Colon Rivera was born in Puerto Rico but lives in Kissimmee in Osceola County.
—Steve Patterson, Florida Times-Union, 27 Jan. 2026
Heightened security at Europe’s largest ports is forcing drug traffickers to employ new technologies to chemically bond cocaine with legitimate carrier materials such as food, plastics, textiles, charcoal and cardboard, according to Europol.
—Suzanne Lynch, Bloomberg, 27 Jan. 2026
Through this data, officers in Chicago have confiscated weapons, brought drug traffickers to justice, captured violent criminals, solved hit-and-run cases and more.
—Chicago Tribune, 23 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for traffickers
Noun
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For mean reversion traders, this post-volatility environment is a goldmine.—
Nishant Pant,
CNBC,
10 Feb. 2026
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To put it in perspective, $2 trillion was wiped off the market cap of software companies last week, which traders thought might be decimated by AI companies replacing them.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
10 Feb. 2026
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Thanos said dealers will be taking orders soon and the trucks will be delivered in the second half of the year.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Feb. 2026
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The bikes will start showing up at dealers in March.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
6 Feb. 2026
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Also, businesses suffer from the fees Visa and Mastercard charge merchants on customer payments; those have climbed steadily as well because the two dominant processors use a variety of techniques to keep their grip on that market.—
Carter Dougherty,
Mercury News,
7 Feb. 2026
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With its fertile soil and strategic location, the Sultanate of Johor drew immigrants from all over Asia—merchants, miners, farmworkers.—
Jeff Chu,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Feb. 2026
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“Traffickers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/traffickers. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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