plural smugglers
: one who smuggles something
The traffic in drugs—especially cocaine—to Florida by sea and air from South America has been generating wealth to rival that of the tourist trade and attracting a cadre of ingenious and ruthless smugglers from around the world.—
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Jeremiah TaxIn nearby Nogales smugglers tunnel 6 ft. under the border and funnel people through.—Terry McCarthy
Terry McCarthyOfficials in Paraguay raided a wildlife smuggling operation in its capital city, Asunción, on March 25, recovering two critically endangered Brazilian parrots, which Paraguayan smugglers had hoped to sell in West Germany for $40,000.—Focus
FocusExamples of smuggler in a Sentence
during Prohibition, smugglers of alcohol did a brisk business
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The International Organization for Migration in a statement said the migrants were part of a group of 150 others who were forced by smugglers to disembark a boat and swim to shore on June 5.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 12 June 2025
Now, though, he was led away as an international drug smuggler who had tried to bring 60 kilograms (132lb) of cannabis, with a street value of £600,000 ($815,000) into England, duping his girlfriend into being one of his couriers.
—Stuart James, New York Times, 6 June 2025
His mother, Lee-lee, also had a secret past as an opium smuggler and gambler, which the film covered.
—Clare Fisher, People.com, 30 May 2025
But there was no sign of smugglers or migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border that morning.
—Lauren Villagran, USA Today, 26 May 2025
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Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 12 June 2025
Now, though, he was led away as an international drug smuggler who had tried to bring 60 kilograms (132lb) of cannabis, with a street value of £600,000 ($815,000) into England, duping his girlfriend into being one of his couriers.
—Stuart James, New York Times, 6 June 2025
His mother, Lee-lee, also had a secret past as an opium smuggler and gambler, which the film covered.
—Clare Fisher, People.com, 30 May 2025
But there was no sign of smugglers or migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border that morning.
—Lauren Villagran, USA Today, 26 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for smuggler
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“Smuggler.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/smuggler. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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