as in smugglers
a person who imports or exports goods secretly and illegally
contrabandists supplying the rebels with guns
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smugglers
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Nicolas Niarchos, checking a piece by Ben Taub, called up one of the most powerful smugglers in the Sahel, who cheerfully confirmed every detail, including his trafficking of humans.—
Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
25 Aug. 2025 -
The island chain is along routes that smugglers use to import cocaine, marijuana and other narcotics into the United States.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
22 Aug. 2025
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“Contrabandists.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contrabandists. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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