Phrase guide

black marketeer

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Someone selling black market goods or trading on the black market.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

someone who engages illegally in trade in scarce or controlled commodities

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: supplier, provider

3

verb

Meaning 3

deal on the black market

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: deal, sell, trade

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: përshitës — trader on the black market
  • Burmese: မှောင်ခို (hmaunghkui) — trader on the black market
  • Czech: šmelinář — trader on the black market
  • Danish: sortbørshandler — trader on the black market
  • French: trafiquant — trader on the black market
  • French: trafiquante — trader on the black market
  • German: Schieber — trader on the black market
  • German: Schieberin — trader on the black market
  • German: Schwarzmarkthändler — trader on the black market
  • German: Schwarzmarkthändlerin — trader on the black market
  • Greek: μαυραγορίτης (mavragorítis) — trader on the black market
  • Indonesian: catut — trader on the black market
  • Slovak: šmelinár — trader on the black market
  • Spanish: estraperlista — trader on the black market
  • Swahili: mlanguzi — trader on the black market
  • Turkish: karaborsacı — trader on the black market