drug dealers
Illegal substance vendors
Drug dealers are people who sell illegal drugs.
The term covers everything from street-level sellers to major traffickers, though it most often evokes someone selling directly to users: The corner was known for drug dealers.
A dealer may sell a single substance or many.
The phrase carries criminal connotations that "pharmacist" or "dispensary" deliberately avoid.
- traffickersThose who trade illegally
- pushersThose who sell drugs
- cartelPrice-fixing coalition
- kingpinCriminal organization's leader
- smugglersIllegal goods transporters
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