speed merchant: meaning & examples

Meanings:

• 1.

  USUKglobalinformalpejorative
  • A person who habitually drives at excessive speed or who is recklessly enthusiastic about driving fast.
  • A colloquial term used by bystanders or authorities to criticize someone for dangerous speeding behavior.

  Examples

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  • Jake is known around town as a speed merchant; he’s always pushing his car to the limit on the highway.

    Jake es conocido en la ciudad como un conductor rápido; siempre lleva su coche al límite en la autopista.

  • Last night, the police caught a speed merchant racing down Main Street after midnight.

    Anoche, la policía atrapó a un conductor rápido corriendo por la calle principal después de la medianoche.

  • If you keep driving like a speed merchant, you’re going to get a ticket or worse, an accident.

    Si sigues conduciendo como un conductor rápido, vas a recibir una multa o peor, un accidente.

• 2.

  USUKslang
  • Informal slang for a person who sells or habitually uses amphetamine-type stimulants ('speed'); a drug dealer or heavy user (context-dependent and less common).

  Examples

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  • The dealer in that neighborhood is rumored to be a speed merchant, supplying amphetamines to local users.

    El traficante en ese barrio es rumoreado como un vendedor de speed, suministrando anfetaminas a usuarios locales.

  • He was arrested for being a speed merchant after police found a stash of amphetamines in his car.

    Fue arrestado por ser un traficante de speed después de que la policía encontró un alijo de anfetaminas en su coche.

  • Some teenagers fall into the trap of becoming speed merchants, risking legal trouble and health issues.

    Algunos adolescentes caen en la trampa de convertirse en traficantes de speed, arriesgando problemas legales y de salud.