drug lord

American  

[druhg lawrd] / ˈdrʌg ˌlɔrd /

noun

1. the head of an organization or network involved in illegal drug trafficking.

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Etymology

Origin of drug lord

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

But a silly military parade isn’t going to help, unless they actually were going after undocumented drug lords — but there was no immediate evidence of that.

From Los Angeles Times

He says that Colombia has more interesting things to show than drug lords, and that the association with Escobar has stigmatised the country abroad.

From BBC

Emilia Pérez, a bonkers Spanish-language musical about a Mexican drug lord who changes gender, received 13 Oscar nominations, although it was not necessarily expected to be the biggest winner on the night.

From BBC

Gomez plays the drug lord's wife, who is kept in the dark about her former lover's new identity, while Paz portrays Emilia's new romantic interest after transitioning.

From BBC

She has since told the Sunday Times that she felt like she was being treated like the former Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar, after her bank accounts were frozen under the Proceeds of Crime Act.

From BBC