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.—
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Jeremiah TaxIn nearby Nogales smugglers tunnel 6 ft. under the border and funnel people through.—Terry McCarthy
Terry McCarthyOfficials 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
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Examples of smuggler in a Sentence
during Prohibition, smugglers of alcohol did a brisk business
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The vessel was likely an 8-gun cutter used by the Royal Navy, the Revenue Service, smugglers and privateers.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 May 2024
At the same time, smugglers are becoming more professional.
—Melanie Stetson Freeman, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 May 2024
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 May 2024
At the same time, smugglers are becoming more professional.
—Melanie Stetson Freeman, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for smuggler
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“Smuggler.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/smuggler. Accessed 2 Jun. 2024.
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