Definitions

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  • noun A person who controls a large network of persons involved in an illegal drug trade.

Etymologies

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drug +‎ lord

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Examples

  • In just under four weeks, 39 armed holdups and nine home invasions have been reported by police, who say the popular crime series is inspiring young offenders to commit more violent offences in a futile effort to attain "druglord" status.

    NEWS.com.au | Top Stories 2009

  • In just under four weeks, 39 armed holdups and nine home invasions have been reported by police, who say the popular crime series is inspiring young offenders to commit more violent offences in a futile effort to attain "druglord" status.

    NEWS.com.au | Top Stories 2009

  • According to witnesses 'accounts, armed men who identified themselves as policemen announced the arrest of a "druglord", grabbed Balao and shoved him into a white vehicle in Lower Tomay, La Trinidad on Sept. 17, 2008.

    Bulatlat 2009

  • Jamaica police in 'druglord' plea photo: Creative Commons/File Upload Bot (Magnus

    WN.com - Photown News 2010

  • The $1 million-a-day heroin empire of a notorious Harlem druglord was brought down by his flashy fur coat, the kingpin says.

    Druglord ‘gangster’ fashion victim « 2010

  • Mexican druglord weapons - September 7, 2009 added by Alte | Images mcs+ to rate

    Mexican druglord weapons | My[confined]Space 2009

  • They treated him like a murderer, a rapist, a car thief, a druglord, or any other major criminal.

    Matthew Yglesias » Mitch McConnell vs the FBI 2010

  • Left for dead, the ex-policeman nicknamed "Machete," (for his deadly skill with that long, sharp blade), slips across the Texas border and disappears into the legion of undocumented workers; but he soon finds himself in an underground movement for immigrant rights and against criminals like that notorious druglord.

    Action Comedy 'Machete' Explores Illegal Immigration Controversy 2010

  • Left for dead, the ex-policeman nicknamed "Machete," (for his deadly skill with that long, sharp blade), slips across the Texas border and disappears into the legion of undocumented workers; but he soon finds himself in an underground movement for immigrant rights and against criminals like that notorious druglord.

    Action Comedy 'Machete' Explores Illegal Immigration Controversy 2010

  • I had a dream just the other night that the Village People were sent by a druglord to break into my apartment and kill me.

    #60 Comic of the Day « 1979 Semi-Finalist… 2008

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