trafficker

Etymology

traffic + -er.

noun

1. (chiefly derogatory) Someone who traffics; a trader or merchant of illegal products, or of legal products in an illegal setting.
   drug trafficker
   human trafficker
   Trafficking Methods Traffickers may be members of organized crime networks or may be locals, friends, or even family members well known to the victim. […] In addition, traffickers may be involved in other criminal activities— for example, using the vehicles that transport victims and drugs out of a country to transport weapons or other items back in. 2008, Claire M. Renzetti, Jeffrey L. Edleson, Encyclopedia of Interpersonal Violence, SAGE