traffic
noun
the movement of vehicles, ships, persons, etc., in an area, along a street, through an air lane, over a water route, etc..
trafficker
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a word derived from
traffic.
Example Sentences
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“Collaboration recovers children sooner, links investigation, dismantles trafficking organizations and holds traffickers accountable. A trafficker should never escape accountability because critical information was sitting in another agency’s database.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
"The networks include people who live in the camps and individuals from Teknaf, Myanmar, Thailand and Malaysia," a trafficker told AFP on condition of anonymity.
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
First lady Melania Trump denied any connection with Jeffrey Epstein and his crimes on Thursday, calling online rumors of a supposed connection between her and the notorious sex trafficker “false smears.”
From Salon ● Apr. 9, 2026
Myth One: This was a law-enforcement operation to bring to justice a notorious narcotics trafficker.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 5, 2026
“Malamu. His name is Otto. Please do not go away yet, mademoiselle!” the trafficker said to me.
From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer
