as in smuggler
a person who imports or exports goods secretly and illegally contrabandists supplying the rebels with guns

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for contrabandist
Noun
  • First by shadowing a refugee smuggler and some refugees preparing to trek through the treacherous Darién Gap rainforest.
    Randy Myers, Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2025
  • The family travelled north from Central America for weeks, crossing rivers by night and riding concealed in smugglers’ trucks.
    Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • That bodes well for Weston Wilson and Otto Kemp, unless the Phillies opt to carry third catcher Garrett Stubbs as a potential pinch runner.
    Matt Gelb, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
  • In addition to Respin, Peloton is partnering with the Hospital for Special Surgery, the world’s leading orthopedic hospital, to launch five collections focused on runner’s knee, new mothers, office workers, tennis elbow and bone health.
    Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 1 Oct. 2025
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“Contrabandist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contrabandist. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.

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