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
The Pentagon’s Joint Task Force Southern Border, activated in March of last year, is using autonomous Unmanned Surface Vessels, or USVs, to patrol vast stretches of the Rio Grande to deter drug smugglers.
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Zita Ballinger Fletcher,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2026
The reductions, which reduced the number of entomologists, have emboldened ant smugglers, Wired reported.
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Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
That case charged a handful of Florida defendants with stealing more than 600 outboard boat engines and vessels from the Tampa area and shipping them to the migrant smugglers in the Quintana Roo area.
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Jay Weaver
may 14,
Miami Herald,
14 May 2026
After his handler is assassinated, a smuggler makes a run for his life with his baby daughter, leaving his wife at the mercy of his militia.
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Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
14 May 2026
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Zita Ballinger Fletcher,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2026
The reductions, which reduced the number of entomologists, have emboldened ant smugglers, Wired reported.
—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
That case charged a handful of Florida defendants with stealing more than 600 outboard boat engines and vessels from the Tampa area and shipping them to the migrant smugglers in the Quintana Roo area.
—
Jay Weaver
may 14,
Miami Herald,
14 May 2026
After his handler is assassinated, a smuggler makes a run for his life with his baby daughter, leaving his wife at the mercy of his militia.
—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
14 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for smuggler
Recent Examples of Synonyms for smuggler
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The move was expected for Cox, 24, who has primarily been used as a pinch runner while trying to earn an everyday role.
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Rowe, a Bloomfield senior, and White, an assistant coach, had noticed the fight the young runners exhibited during the race.
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Before working with Firstwork, onboarding workers was chaotic, says courier growth and compliance manager Dasha Tarasenkova.
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Legitimate emergencies don't require Venmo, wire transfers, or a courier showing up at your door.
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Working primarily in Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma), Reeves tracked down murderers, thieves, bootleggers and other outlaws across a vast and often dangerous frontier.
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Stock car racing's origins trace back to the Prohibition era when bootleggers raced modified cars.
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Visitors can expect to see everything from lupine and mule's ear at lower elevations to Colorado's state flower, the columbine, higher in the mountains.
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That car started its life as a development mule before being refitted for Pikes Peak duty with the mandatory roll cage and fuel cell, which Chevrolet’s engineers opted to mount in the trunk.
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“Smuggler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smuggler. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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