traffic n
a the vehicles coming and going in a street, town, etc.
b (as modifier)
traffic lights
2 the movement of vehicles, people, etc., in a particular place or for a particular purpose
sea traffic
a the business of commercial transportation by land, sea, or air
b the freight, passengers, etc., transported
4 dealings or business
have no traffic with that man
5 trade, esp. of an illicit or improper kind
drug traffic
6 the aggregate volume of messages transmitted through a communications system in a given period
7 (Chiefly U.S.) the number of customers patronizing a commercial establishment in a given time period vb , -fics, -ficking, -ficked
8 to carry on trade or business, esp. of an illicit kind
9 to have dealings
(C16: from Old French trafique, from Old Italian traffico, from trafficare to engage in trade)
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trafficker n
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trafficless adj