Thesaurus results for CONTRABANDIST

contrabandist

noun

ˈkän-trə-ˌban-dist

Definition of contrabandist

as in smuggler

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

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Employees have become burned out and morally conflicted as their focus has shifted from pursuing drug smugglers and human traffickers to apprehending asylum seekers in courthouses and arresting day laborers at their worksites.

— Francisco Cantú, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026
The front-running suspect in that alt theory is now Joey Ippolito, a former drug smuggler and friend of Simpson’s.

— Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 1 Nov. 2026

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The annual New York City Marathon — which attracts tourists and runners from all over the world while complicating surface transportation across all five boroughs — is typically a high-water mark for subway ridership.

— Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 2 Nov. 2026
Tracey Morgan was a part of the day’s festivities as the official Grand Marshal of the race, cheering on his fellow celebrities — and the rest of the New York runners.

— Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 2 Nov. 2026

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