"trafficker" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: traffickers [plural]
Etymology: From traffic + -er. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|traffic|-er}} traffic + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} trafficker (plural traffickers)
  1. (chiefly derogatory) Someone who traffics; a trader or merchant of illegal products, or of legal products in an illegal setting. Tags: derogatory Derived forms: drug trafficker, human trafficker Related terms: trafficking Translations (someone who traffics (in anything)): μεταβολεύς (metaboleús) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), 販子 (Chinese Mandarin), 贩子 (fànzi) (Chinese Mandarin), välittäjä (Finnish), kauppias (Finnish), trafiquant [masculine] (French), तस्कर (taskar) (Hindi), trafficatore [masculine] (Italian), trafficante [masculine] (Italian), handlarz [masculine] (Polish), przemytnik [masculine] (Polish), traficante [masculine] (Spanish)

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