A person who deals or trades in something illegal.
a convicted drug trafficker
the most notorious arms trafficker in the world
Example sentencesExamples
- A suspected trafficker was arrested attempting to bring in four people.
- One of the latest scams is a chemical process that allows traffickers to sneak cocaine past sniffer dogs.
- The country has agreed to extradite a number of captured drug traffickers and other criminals for trial.
- The activities of drug traffickers cause many problems.
- I met women who were sold by human traffickers.
- Smuggling methods are seemingly limited only by a trafficker's imagination.
- The threat of corruption and subversion by drug traffickers requires strong, cross-border teamwork.
- The luggage is well-suited for use by drug traffickers smuggling ecstasy.
- He believes that the traffickers follow the traditional southern smuggling routes.
- The drug traffickers averaged more than $50,000 a day in profits.