fencers

noun

plural of fencer
as in fences

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  1. fences
  2. smugglers
  3. merchants
  4. scalpers
  5. traffickers
  6. retailers
  7. traders
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
  • 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
  • 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
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  • 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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  • 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
  • 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
  • Of course, the persistence of traders to keep doubling down on AI could also be a sign of a bubble.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026
  • For months, equity traders holding CoreWeave (CRWV) have played that guard.
    — Michael Khouw, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of traders
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