different between trafficker vs trafficked

English

Etymology

traffic +? -er.

Noun

trafficker (plural traffickers)

1. Someone who traffics; a trader or merchant.
   1. (especially) A human trafficker or drug trafficker.
      • 2008, Claire M. Renzetti, Jeffrey L. Edleson, Encyclopedia of Interpersonal Violence, SAGE (?ISBN)

        Trafficking Methods Traffickers may be members of organized crime networks or may be locals, friends, or even family members well known to the victim. […] In addition, traffickers may be involved in other criminal activities— for example, using the vehicles that transport victims and drugs out of a country to transport weapons or other items back in.

Translations

English

Etymology

traffic +? -ed.

Adjective

trafficked (not comparable)

1. Carrying traffic; subject to traffic.
   • 1959, Steam's Finest Hour, edited by David P. Morgan, Kalmbach Publishing Co., page 114:

   • 2004, C. Saiz-Jimenez, Air Pollution and Cultural Heritage, CRC Press (?ISBN), page 202:

     The questionnaire was mainly referred to the white marble and was carried out at two sites, the more soiled North façade (FN), very trafficked area and the cleaner South façade (FS) (pedestrian area).

   • 2016, Irv Bauer, Screenwriting Fundamentals: The Art and Craft of Visual Writing, Taylor & Francis (?ISBN), page 158:

     We see a very trafficked big cross in Roma. Cars and people running everywhere. Camera holds on Emma standing on the pavement, like a statue, alone with her big suitcase.

   • 2018, Jonathan Moeller, Sevenfold Sword: Serpent, Azure Flame Media

     Likely this portion of the causeway was far more trafficked than the more remote regions.

Usage notes

As an adjective it is often preceded by a qualifying adverb, such as heavily, lightly, moderately, thinly.

Verb

trafficked

1. simple past tense and past participle of traffic
2. simple past tense and past participle of traffick