trafficker

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English

Etymology

traffic +‎ -er.

Noun

trafficker (plural traffickers)

  1. Someone who traffics; a trader or merchant.
    1. (especially) A human trafficker or drug trafficker.
      • 2008, Claire M. Renzetti, Jeffrey L. Edleson, Encyclopedia of Interpersonal Violence, SAGE (→ISBN)
        Trafficking Methods Traffickers may be members of organized crime networks or may be locals, friends, or even family members well known to the victim. [] In addition, traffickers may be involved in other criminal activities— for example, using the vehicles that transport victims and drugs out of a country to transport weapons or other items back in.

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