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 game cast players as Joel, a smuggler charged with bringing Ellie across the country for reasons unknown to him.
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Joshua Rivera, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2025
The show’s namesake character is Cassian Andor, a pilot, played by Diego Luna, who was taken from his home planet as an orphan by sympathetic smugglers.
—Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 21 May 2025
That said, to be displaced is to be object, material, pushed across borders, overloaded into boats, stuffed into unfit vehicles, herded over mountains by smugglers.
—Tim Brinkhof, JSTOR Daily, 21 May 2025
The gritty story of Cassian Andor (played by Diego Luna), a disillusioned smuggler turned Rebel Alliance operative, trained its attention on ordinary people trying to survive an oppressive system.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 14 May 2025
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Joshua Rivera, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2025
The show’s namesake character is Cassian Andor, a pilot, played by Diego Luna, who was taken from his home planet as an orphan by sympathetic smugglers.
—Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 21 May 2025
That said, to be displaced is to be object, material, pushed across borders, overloaded into boats, stuffed into unfit vehicles, herded over mountains by smugglers.
—Tim Brinkhof, JSTOR Daily, 21 May 2025
The gritty story of Cassian Andor (played by Diego Luna), a disillusioned smuggler turned Rebel Alliance operative, trained its attention on ordinary people trying to survive an oppressive system.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 14 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for smuggler
Noun
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Poppe also singled in the fifth before being replaced by a pinch runner, sophomore Jordan Varble, who scored to extend the lead to 3-0.—
Dave Melton,
Chicago Tribune,
4 June 2025
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Both players have struggled with runners in scoring position this season, but that wasn’t the case Tuesday.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
4 June 2025
Noun
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Purchasing via a lottery courier has two advantages for the customer, said Victor Matheson, professor of economics at College of the Holy Cross.—
Michelle Watson,
CNN Money,
24 May 2025
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This is generally courier shipments and e-commerce.—
Ken Roberts,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
Noun
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However, when a bootlegger is seen as simply trying to ride others’ success in a self-serving manner, community support quickly wanes, and job opportunities for the bootlegger can even dry out.—
London School of Economics,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
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Or Telfar’s reimagining of Canal Street bootleggers as craftspeople, just as important as their Italian counterparts.—
Jeremy O. Harris,
Vogue,
16 Apr. 2025
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The actor brought an edge to the sweet look with black accessories—a pair of patent leather mules, rounded cat-eye sunglasses, and a Cartier Baignoire watch on her left wrist.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
21 May 2025
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Best summer mules Mules provide the perfect canvas for the season’s most daring materials.—
Jake Henry Smith,
Glamour,
20 May 2025
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“Smuggler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smuggler. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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