black marketer

noun

variants or black marketeer
Definition of black marketernext
as in fence

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for black marketer
  1. fence
  2. smuggler
  3. bootlegger
  4. auctioneer
  5. exporter
  6. distributor
  7. wholesaler
  8. merchant
Noun
  • The Felician softball program has already raised about $45,000, some of which is going toward moving in the fences.
    Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 7 Dec. 2024
  • Another question about the fence: What’s to keep people from walking to the end and stepping around it?
    Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of fence
Noun
  • Criminal groups both drove much of the migration and made a several-hundred-million-dollar business out of it, taxing migrant smugglers, charging migrants fees, and kidnapping them for ransom.
    Will Freeman, Foreign Affairs, 5 Dec. 2024
  • But the couple say they’ve been told that most of these smugglers are not caught.
    David Culver, CNN, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of smuggler
Noun
  • In this modern fairy tale, McCullers creates the perfect love triangle: Miss Amelia the bootlegger, her ex-convict ex-husband, and the trickster Cousin Lymon.
    The Week US, theweek, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Spikes in methanol poisonings are common in Iran, where ordinary alcohol can’t be sold or consumed and bootleggers often use industrial methanol to produce homemade alcoholic drinks instead.
    ByKai Kupferschmidt, science.org, 31 Oct. 2024
Definition of bootlegger
Noun
  • Despite auctioneers selling about 1,600 works of Impressionist, modern and contemporary art within the last week, the only serious moment of excitement came from a $6.2 million banana.
    Julia Halperin, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2024
  • The ball had been put up for auction by auctioneers Goldin, with bids starting at $500,000 and collectors able to purchase it privately outright for $4.5 million.
    Ben Morse, CNN, 27 Sep. 2024
Definition of auctioneer
Noun
  • The Golden Age Of LNG In The U.S. In 2023, the U.S. became number 1 exporter of LNG (85 million tonnes).
    Ian Dexter Palmer, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
  • The Assad regime had allied closely with Iran, one of the world’s key oil exporters.
    Max Zahn, ABC News, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of exporter
Noun
  • Zaslav resisted the move, believing that CNN strengthened the cable portfolio and gave it more leverage during negotiations with distributors.
    Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Matt Tyrnauer followed that route with Carville, telling a vivid personal and political story that triggered competitive bidding from distributors: CNN won over Netflix.
    Peter Bart, Deadline, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of distributor
Noun
  • Nike's margin improved as the DTC model eliminated third-party wholesalers from the channel and improved product pricing.
    GuruFocus, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Wine and spirits have been a consistent drag on the company’s earnings due to weaker consumer demand, retailers buying less wine from wholesalers, and consumers shifting toward premium offerings.
    Paulina Likos, CNBC, 3 Dec. 2024
Definition of wholesaler
Noun
  • Dozens of unique local artisans alongside market merchants, farmers and outdoor vendors.
    Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 8 Dec. 2024
  • Growing numbers of websites are giving their overseas customers the option to pay in their local currency, rather than pay in the merchant’s currency without knowing the total price they will be charged.
    Daniel Webber, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of merchant
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