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DRUG PEDDLER [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-12-02
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Drugs and Drug Addiction
- Offences and crimes
- Criminology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- drug pusher
1, record 1, English, drug%20pusher
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- drug peddler 2, record 1, English, drug%20peddler
correct
- street pusher 3, record 1, English, street%20pusher
correct
- dealer 4, record 1, English, dealer
correct, see observation
- pusher 5, record 1, English, pusher
correct, familiar
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The goal of the drug pusher is to extract everything he can from his existing clients, while locating new clients to replace his existing ones. 6, record 1, English, - drug%20pusher
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A petty seller of drugs, e.g. on the street. 7, record 1, English, - drug%20pusher
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
dealer: not to be confused with "cartel dealer." 7, record 1, English, - drug%20pusher
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Drogues et toxicomanie
- Infractions et crimes
- Criminologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- revendeur de drogue
1, record 1, French, revendeur%20de%20drogue
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- vendeur de drogue 2, record 1, French, vendeur%20de%20drogue
correct, masculine noun
- pourvoyeur de drogue 3, record 1, French, pourvoyeur%20de%20drogue
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Au Québec, un nombre important de prostituées travailleraient sous le contrôle d'un proxénète. Le vendeur de drogue tient aussi souvent le rôle de proxénète, tout comme les propriétaires de studios de massage, d'agences d'escortes et de bars de danseuses nues, dont 80 % offrent des services sexuels. 4, record 1, French, - revendeur%20de%20drogue
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Le nouveau proxénète est le «pusher» (ou revendeur de drogue). 5, record 1, French, - revendeur%20de%20drogue
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Le revendeur de drogue] ne doit pas être confondu avec le trafiquant, véritable grossiste de la drogue. 6, record 1, French, - revendeur%20de%20drogue
Record 1, Key term(s)
- revendeur de drogues
- vendeur de drogues
- pourvoyeur de drogues
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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