drug lord
noun/ˈdrʌɡ lɔːd/
/ˈdrʌɡ lɔːrd/
(also drug baron)
(also drugs baron)
- a powerful leader of a group of people who buy and sell large quantities of illegal drugs
- At that time Escobar was the most powerful drug lord in South America.
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