drug dealer

NOUN

person who sells illegal narcotics

Synonyms

STRONGEST

dealer drug trafficker

WEAK

bagman candy man connection dope peddler dope pusher drug peddler drug seller drug supplier man pusher source

Example Sentences

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One of the now-former officers, Kelly Goodlett, has pleaded guilty and admitted to helping create a false link between Taylor and a wanted drug dealer.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 12, 2022

Loyola Law professor Laurie Levenson said that to gain murder convictions, prosecutors will have to show that the drug dealer consciously disregards human life.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 10, 2021

Smith has adamantly denied being a drug dealer, instead claiming he and Murdaugh were friends after the attorney handled his workers’ compensation case.

From Fox News • Oct. 15, 2021

Still, as journalists in recent days have reported about Ms. Taylor’s ties to the drug dealer, city officials have made a point of not excusing the outcome of the raid.

From New York Times • Aug. 30, 2020

She looks at me and asks, “Does this have something to do with the police shooting that drug dealer in your neighborhood?”

From "The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas