売人|ばいにんbainin[0]heiban (flat)

1. nountrader; smuggler; pusher; drug dealer; drug runner

• Related商人しょうにんNeutralA neutral word for an ordinary merchant or trader; 「売人」 today usually means an illegal seller, above all a drug dealer.
• Related商売人しょうばいにんNeutralA shrewd businessperson or expert in a trade, with none of the criminal tinge that 「売人」 now carries.

For an ordinary businessperson, say 「商人」. 「売人」 now mainly means a drug dealer, as in 「麻薬の売人」, so avoid using it for ordinary merchants.

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1. 品物しなものを売うる人ひと。とりわけ、違法いほう薬物やくぶつの売り手うりて。
2. 売春婦ばいしゅんふ。遊女ゆうじょ。
3. 商人しょうにん。商売人しょうばいにん。