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
And Galaxy’s Edge forever lacked some of its teased and hyped elements — there were no smugglers, for instance, tapping you on the shoulder in the cantina.
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Todd Martens, Boston Herald, 25 Jan. 2026
Cocaine can be dumped into the water to evade detection from law enforcement or to be picked up by other smugglers, but the drug sometimes end up on beaches and in the waters off Florida.
—Stephen Smith, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026
And Galaxy’s Edge forever lacked some of its teased and hyped elements — there were no smugglers, for instance, tapping you on the shoulder in the cantina.
—Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2026
Slick and stylish, the series stars Crash Landing on You’s Hyun Bin as Baek Ki-tae, a KCIA agent turned international drug smuggler.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 14 Jan. 2026
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Todd Martens, Boston Herald, 25 Jan. 2026
Cocaine can be dumped into the water to evade detection from law enforcement or to be picked up by other smugglers, but the drug sometimes end up on beaches and in the waters off Florida.
—Stephen Smith, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026
And Galaxy’s Edge forever lacked some of its teased and hyped elements — there were no smugglers, for instance, tapping you on the shoulder in the cantina.
—Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2026
Slick and stylish, the series stars Crash Landing on You’s Hyun Bin as Baek Ki-tae, a KCIA agent turned international drug smuggler.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 14 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for smuggler
Noun
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The Eagles saw a first-place finish despite none of their runners or relay teams placing first in individual events.—
Hannah Hughes,
Boston Herald,
16 Feb. 2026
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Azle boys finish second in Class 5A The Azle boys finished as the runner up in Class 5A with 78 points.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Jackpocket is the official digital lottery courier of the USA TODAY Network.—
USA Today staff,
USA Today,
15 Feb. 2026
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The courier had geared the program to its 10,000 full-time drivers with 25 years of service.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
13 Feb. 2026
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From embracing bootleggers to pulling its catalog from Spotify, Mackenzie explains how the band has tried to protect its creative core while the industry transforms around it.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
13 Feb. 2026
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Groucho Marx stars as the new president of Huxley College, who attempts to sign on two pro players to help beat rival Darwin University but ends up getting a pair of bootleggers instead.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
6 Feb. 2026
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For a shoe that lives somewhere between polished and relaxed, look for a mule in a warm tone and a low heel.—
Alex Sales,
Glamour,
14 Feb. 2026
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Thirty-seven acres and a mule or two.—
John Wrory Ficklin,
Time,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Smuggler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smuggler. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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