Definition of contrabandistnext
as in smuggler
a person who imports or exports goods secretly and illegally contrabandists supplying the rebels with guns

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Noun
  • The tactic has become more popular with smugglers as police on the beaches try to thwart crossings by puncturing the rafts that groups of migrants have to inflate and carry to the water.
    ABC News, ABC News, 11 Apr. 2026
  • Cook County Jail in Chicago, which houses nearly 5,000 detainees, has reported increasing cases of smugglers soaking paper with synthetic drugs and sending them into the jail through mail or visitors.
    Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 7 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Sale retired his next nine batters but fell apart during a three-run fourth in which the Angels drew two walks, were twice hit by pitches, had two runners forced out at the plate and hit one ball out of the infield.
    CBS News, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
  • The Yankees finished 2-for-12 with runners in scoring position and left 11 men on base.
    Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 6 Apr. 2026
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“Contrabandist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contrabandist. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.

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