English–Spanish

“drug dealer” in Spanish

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA/tɾafiˈkante/

Example

¿Conoces al traficante del barrio?

Do you know the drug dealer in the neighborhood?

Illustration for traficante (drug dealer)

How to say “drug dealer” in Spanish

“Drug dealer” in Spanish is traficante.

Person trading illegal goods for cash.

Full entry for traficante: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with traficante

Los agentes siguieron al traficante de armas hasta un almacén.

The agents followed the arms trafficker to a warehouse.

Tips for using traficante

  • Spanish often specifies the commodity with de (traficante de drogas, traficante de armas) while the verb commonly appears as traficar con, so speakers usually name what is trafficked.

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