black marketers

noun

variants or black marketeers
plural of black marketer
as in smugglers

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  1. smugglers
  2. traffickers
  3. bootleggers
  4. retailers
  5. fences
  6. distributors
  7. merchants
  8. scalpers
Noun
  • Often, smugglers are only engaged in the industry out of financial necessity or coercion.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 15 Oct. 2026
  • One roofer paid smugglers $15,000, was deported or left three times, and paid $5,000 each return.
    — WCCO Staff, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of smugglers
Noun
  • The traffickers appear to know the animals well, commenting on their preferences and personalities.
    — Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026
  • That means better technology, better resources, stronger action against cartels and human traffickers, and an asylum system that is fair but has the protections so it can not be exploited.
    — WCCO Staff, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of traffickers
Noun
  • Artificial intelligence developers have borrowed the word to describe boiling down a big AI model into a smaller one—and lately the biggest AI companies say that rivals have been distilling like bootleggers.
    — Peter Hall, Scientific American, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Others are following the Styles pop-up playbook and fully leaning into exclusivity — offering not just apparel, but also experiences that fans can’t get from the bootleggers.
    — Matt Martell, Vogue, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of bootleggers
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  • The price on Trace reflects the retail price minus what is received from the rental or sale created — with users still buying products new from retailers.
    — Kanika Talwar, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026
  • An oil shortage continues to bedevil crude sellers, who typically pass along higher costs to retailers and, in turn, drivers at the pump.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of retailers
Noun
  • However, the city does not have the manpower to maintain those fences in front of the businesses, Faulk said.
    — Lynn Kutter, Arkansas Online, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Migrants from Morocco and sub-Saharan Africa regularly attempt to cross the border fences around Ceuta and Melilla, seeing the Spanish cities as gateways to mainland Europe.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of fences
Noun
  • Despite the cool reception from distributors, the pair haven’t given up, and still plan on shopping their movie to either a streamer or theatrical distributor.
    — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 11 June 2026
  • Netflix leads all distributors with 35 total nominations across film and television, while Neon secured an impressive 21 film nominations despite being a smaller distributor.
    — Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 11 Jan. 2026
Definition of distributors
Noun
  • Participating merchants, marketing cooperatives and self-marketing growers supply the fiber through Field Partner Programs.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The ministry had been asking merchants to pay about $3,226 per truck entering Gaza, Sheheiber said.
    — Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of merchants
Noun
  • By turning a blind eye to scalpers, even giving them the tools to bypass limits and harvest tickets, Live Nation has acted as the promoter, the primary ticket seller, the artists’ manager, and the scalper.
    — Walden Green, Pitchfork, 19 Sep. 2025
Definition of scalpers
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