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druglord

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A person who controls a large network of people involved in the illegal drug trade.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

From drug + -lord.

Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: наркобаро́н (narkobarón) — person who controls a network of persons involved in the illegal drug trade
  • Chinese Mandarin: 毒梟 /毒枭 (dúxiāo) — person who controls a network of persons involved in the illegal drug trade
  • Chinese Mandarin: 毒王 (dúwáng) — person who controls a network of persons involved in the illegal drug trade
  • Dutch: drugsbaron — person who controls a network of persons involved in the illegal drug trade
  • Esperanto: drogestro — person who controls a network of persons involved in the illegal drug trade
  • Finnish: huumeparoni — person who controls a network of persons involved in the illegal drug trade
  • French: baron de la drogue — person who controls a network of persons involved in the illegal drug trade
  • German: Drogenbaron — person who controls a network of persons involved in the illegal drug trade
  • German: Drogenbaronin — person who controls a network of persons involved in the illegal drug trade
  • Hungarian: drogbáró — person who controls a network of persons involved in the illegal drug trade
  • Irish: barún drugaí — person who controls a network of persons involved in the illegal drug trade
  • Irish: tiarna drugaí — person who controls a network of persons involved in the illegal drug trade
  • Polish: baron narkotykowy — person who controls a network of persons involved in the illegal drug trade
  • Russian: наркобаро́н (narkobarón) — person who controls a network of persons involved in the illegal drug trade
  • Spanish: narcotraficante — person who controls a network of persons involved in the illegal drug trade
  • Spanish: capo — person who controls a network of persons involved in the illegal drug trade