trafficker
nounUK /ˈtræfɪkə/
US /ˈtræfɪkər/
A trafficker is a person who buys and sells things that are against the law.
The police caught the trafficker who was selling stolen goods.
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2. A person who moves people from one place to another illegally, often for forced work.
The trafficker was arrested for bringing people across the border against their will.
3. A person who trades in illegal drugs.
The drug trafficker was sentenced to many years in prison.
4. A person who buys and sells goods, sometimes legally, as a trader.
In old times, a trafficker traveled from town to town selling spices.