Thesaurus results for SMUGGLER

smuggler

noun

ˈsmə-glər

as in runner

a person who imports or exports goods secretly and illegally during Prohibition, smugglers of alcohol did a brisk business

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Recent Examples of smuggler Cook County Jail in Chicago, which houses nearly 5,000 detainees, has reported increasing cases of smugglers soaking paper with synthetic drugs and sending them into the jail through mail or visitors. —

Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 7 Apr. 2026 Based on the Substack post, the analyst's interviews with fishermen, smugglers and regional officials point to a system in which Iran is selectively allowing ships to pass. —

Yun Li, CNBC, 6 Apr. 2026 Hole, Oleg and Martin Aminov (Simon J Berger), a petty gun smuggler mistakenly accused of being the serial killer, wind up in a stationary elevator stuck between two floors with an armed Waaler reaching in to grab Oleg’s hair. —

K.j. Yossman, Variety, 27 Mar. 2026 By the end of episode six, suspicion points to Martin Aminov, a smuggler connected to international weapons trafficking and the trade of blood diamonds. —

Isadora Wandermurem, Time, 26 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for smuggler

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Ahead of them, Joe Willock (white) was in position to defend a short corner and Jacob Murphy (orange) played a hybrid role to help disrupt Gabriel, before protecting the area near the penalty spot and also keeping an eye out for late runners.

— Ahmed Walid, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
That’s because pressing down on the ground with the heel can generate backward momentum, requiring the runner to use more energy to propel themselves forward.

— Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 27 Apr. 2026