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smuggler

nounmasculine/feminine/kõtɾɐβɐ̃ˈdiʃtɐ/low

con·tra·ban·dis·ta

Definition

A person who practices smuggling; who illegally imports or exports goods, avoiding taxes or violating prohibitions.
The smugglers used small boats to cross the channel.
He was a notorious drug smuggler.
Common collocations
drug smugglerpeople smugglernotorious smugglercatch a smuggler

Etymology

De 'contrabando' + sufixo '-ista'.

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