drug trafficker
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6.2
- noun
- /drʌg ˈtræfɪkər/
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narcotraficante
- The police arrested several drug traffickers involved in smuggling narcotics across the border.
- arrest of a drug trafficker
- known drug traffickers
No, but the, the, the point is, most people don't become drug traffickers even when the opportunity is there, right?
- No, but the, the, the point is, most people don't become drug traffickers even when the opportunity is there, right?
- So it's just groups, families of different drug traffickers smuggling drugs, cooking drugs, growing drugs.
- So people today respects more a drug trafficker than a politician.
Examples
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The region bristles with drug traffickers and cartels, whose tentacles are spreading ever more widely from their home bases.
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Colombia has been beset by violence from four fronts: leftist guerrillas, right-wing paramilitary groups, drug traffickers, and the country's security forces.
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Blaming drug traffickers, the U.S. government failed to address the real problem: the demand for the drug at home.
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Now Reggio is a major drug trafficker.
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Four police officers were arrested today on charges of taking bribes from drug traffickers.
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In some parts of the country, the police find themselves outgunned by drug traffickers and must rely on the armed forces.
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He's a known drug trafficker with ties to Colombia.
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Many drug traffickers arrested by federal forces are held in poorly funded and understaffed state prisons.
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Cops have seized more than 105 tons of marijuana after clashing with drug traffickers in Mexico.
Blog text (19) -
These laws were designed to ensnare high-level drug traffickers to get them to snitch on other traffickers in order to reduce their own sentence.
Synonyms
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6.5
A person who buys and sells illegal goods like drugs and stolen items
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4.8
A person who sells illegal drugs
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8.0
A person who illegally buys and sells goods or people
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8.4
A person who sells illegal drugs to other people
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8.3
A person who sells or moves illegal drugs
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8.1
A person who secretly sells illegal drugs
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7.4
A person who sells illegal drugs, often on the street
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9.9
A person who sells illegal drugs, especially heroin
A person who illegally sells drugs to others
A person who sells illegal drugs on the street
A person who sells illegal drugs and becomes well known for it
How Powerful
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4.9
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6.2
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384
6.5
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8.1
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The noun combines 'drug' (illegal or controlled substances) with 'trafficker' (a person engaged in illegal trade), so its meaning — a person who illegally trades drugs — is directly and transparently derivable from the constituents. This noun-noun composition follows common compounding patterns found across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both words would readily understand the phrase.
Etymology
The compound drug trafficker comes from the words drug for the goods and trafficker, from an old use of 'traffic' meaning 'to trade or move goods', so a trafficker is someone who moves or sells them. Because the goods are illegal drugs, a drug trafficker is 'a person who illegally buys, sells, or moves drugs'.