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单词 smugglers
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smuggler

noun

smug·​gler ˈsmə-glər How to pronounce smuggler (audio)
plural smugglers
: one who smuggles something
The traffic in drugs—especially cocaine—to Florida by sea and air from South America has been generating wealth to rival that of the tourist trade and attracting a cadre of ingenious and ruthless smugglers from around the world. Jeremiah Tax
In nearby Nogales smugglers tunnel 6 ft. under the border and funnel people through. Terry McCarthy
Officials in Paraguay raided a wildlife smuggling operation in its capital city, Asunción, on March 25, recovering two critically endangered Brazilian parrots, which Paraguayan smugglers had hoped to sell in West Germany for $40,000. Focus

Synonyms

  • bootlegger
  • contrabandist
  • courier
  • runner
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Word History

First Known Use

1661, in the meaning defined above

smugglers

noun

plural of smuggler
as in bootleggers
a person who imports or exports goods secretly and illegally during Prohibition, smugglers of alcohol did a brisk business

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • bootleggers
  • runners
  • couriers
  • coyotes
  • mules
  • coyote
  • gunrunners
  • contrabandists
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