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
These patrols sometimes use violent tactics to stop the smugglers' boats, endangering those on board.
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Ruth Sherlock, NPR, 23 Feb. 2026
On the second night, the Somalis reached the meeting point with the smuggler, a twenty-one-year-old Romanian man.
—Elizabeth Flock, New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2026
Prior to September, alleged cartel members and drug smugglers were treated as criminals with due process rights.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 18 Feb. 2026
These days, most kidnappings are typically connected to domestic or family issues, human smugglers or mental illness.
—Chris Kenning, USA Today, 8 Feb. 2026
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Ruth Sherlock, NPR, 23 Feb. 2026
On the second night, the Somalis reached the meeting point with the smuggler, a twenty-one-year-old Romanian man.
—Elizabeth Flock, New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2026
Prior to September, alleged cartel members and drug smugglers were treated as criminals with due process rights.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 18 Feb. 2026
These days, most kidnappings are typically connected to domestic or family issues, human smugglers or mental illness.
—Chris Kenning, USA Today, 8 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for smuggler
Noun
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Splashes of port on the ivory linen runner next to a hardening baguette heel.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Mar. 2026
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Either way, Tate — a 6-2 route runner with great hands — remains a likely top-10 pick and possibly the first receiver off the board.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
2 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Jackpocket is the official digital lottery courier of the USA TODAY Network.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
28 Feb. 2026
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Victims were then instructed to withdraw their savings, purchase gold bars, and hand them over to couriers.—
Daniel Wilkerson,
CBS News,
25 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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The loafer mule emerged as a quiet breakout this season after a decade-and change of laying dormant, with Bottega Veneta, Victoria Beckham, Calvin Klein, and Celine all incorporating versions of the silhouette on their spring runways.—
Minty Mellon,
Vogue,
23 Feb. 2026
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Alexa Chung put Malone Souliers’ Raquel 45 sandal to work during London Fashion Week on Monday, wearing the metallic pink mule while heading to the brand’s presentation in London’s Mayfair district.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
23 Feb. 2026
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“Smuggler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smuggler. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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