narcotraficante

drug trafficker

noun nahr-koh-trah-fee-KAHN-teh Rare

Usage Note

Narcotraficante is the standard term for a drug trafficker or dealer operating at a criminal-organization level, combining narcótico and traficante. It is a common noun (el/la narcotraficante) with no gender change in form. In informal speech it is often shortened to narco. The associated activity is narcotráfico.

Examples

"El narcotraficante fue capturado por la policía."

Natural Translation

The drug trafficker was captured by the police.

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