numbers runner
Example Sentences
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There may have been a numbers runner named Simpson.
From Washington Post • Feb. 27, 2021
In his book “I Came As a Shadow,” Big John Thompson mentions a numbers runner named Simpson.
From Washington Post • Feb. 27, 2021
After losing their apartment, Mr. Santiago’s mother, Dolores Guzman, and his father, a numbers runner, moved the family to Avenue D, “a war zone in those days,” Mr. Santiago said.
From New York Times • Jan. 29, 2018
Her father was a door-to-door salesman and quite possibly a numbers runner, Professor Klotman’s daughter said.
From New York Times • Apr. 5, 2015
West Indian Archie’s known to be the meanest, most powerful numbers runner in the racket.
From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz
