Phrase guide

drug trafficker

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A person involved in the smuggling, distribution, and sale of illegal drugs.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

an unlicensed dealer in illegal drugs

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: pusher, drug peddler, peddler, drug dealer

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: criminal, felon, crook, outlaw, malefactor, dealer

History

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Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: narcotraficant — A person involved in the smuggling, distribution, and sale of illegal drugs
  • Dutch: drugshandelaar — A person involved in the smuggling, distribution, and sale of illegal drugs
  • Finnish: huumekauppias — A person involved in the smuggling, distribution, and sale of illegal drugs
  • Finnish: huumevälittäjä — A person involved in the smuggling, distribution, and sale of illegal drugs
  • French: narcotrafiquant — A person involved in the smuggling, distribution, and sale of illegal drugs
  • French: trafiquant de drogues — A person involved in the smuggling, distribution, and sale of illegal drugs
  • Galician: narcotraficante — A person involved in the smuggling, distribution, and sale of illegal drugs
  • German: Drogenhändler — A person involved in the smuggling, distribution, and sale of illegal drugs
  • German: Drogenhändlerin — A person involved in the smuggling, distribution, and sale of illegal drugs
  • Italian: narcotrafficante — A person involved in the smuggling, distribution, and sale of illegal drugs
  • Occitan: narcotrafegaire — A person involved in the smuggling, distribution, and sale of illegal drugs
  • Polish: handlarz narkotykami — A person involved in the smuggling, distribution, and sale of illegal drugs
  • Portuguese: narcotraficante — A person involved in the smuggling, distribution, and sale of illegal drugs
  • Portuguese: traficante de drogas — A person involved in the smuggling, distribution, and sale of illegal drugs
  • Russian: наркоторго́вец (narkotorgóvec) — A person involved in the smuggling, distribution, and sale of illegal drugs
  • Spanish: narcotraficante — A person involved in the smuggling, distribution, and sale of illegal drugs
  • Swedish: droghandlare — A person involved in the smuggling, distribution, and sale of illegal drugs
  • Ukrainian: наркоторго́вець (narkotorhóvecʹ) — A person involved in the smuggling, distribution, and sale of illegal drugs