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'.