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Contrabandist

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Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. A dealer in contraband.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. One who traffics illegally; a smuggler.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. One who traffics illegally; a smuggler.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. someone who imports or exports without paying duties

Word Usage

"The slave-traders in the Congo look upon their employment as did the contrabandist in the golden days of smuggling; the “free sailor” whom Marryatt depicts, a law-breaker, yet not less a very pleasant, companionable fellow."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

crook criminal felon malefactor outlaw

Hyponym

coyote rumrunner arms-runner gunrunner

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

smuggler