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
And Galaxy’s Edge forever lacked some of its teased and hyped elements — there were no smugglers, for instance, tapping you on the shoulder in the cantina.
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Todd Martens, Boston Herald, 25 Jan. 2026
Cocaine can be dumped into the water to evade detection from law enforcement or to be picked up by other smugglers, but the drug sometimes end up on beaches and in the waters off Florida.
—Stephen Smith, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026
And Galaxy’s Edge forever lacked some of its teased and hyped elements — there were no smugglers, for instance, tapping you on the shoulder in the cantina.
—Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2026
Slick and stylish, the series stars Crash Landing on You’s Hyun Bin as Baek Ki-tae, a KCIA agent turned international drug smuggler.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 14 Jan. 2026
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Todd Martens, Boston Herald, 25 Jan. 2026
Cocaine can be dumped into the water to evade detection from law enforcement or to be picked up by other smugglers, but the drug sometimes end up on beaches and in the waters off Florida.
—Stephen Smith, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026
And Galaxy’s Edge forever lacked some of its teased and hyped elements — there were no smugglers, for instance, tapping you on the shoulder in the cantina.
—Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2026
Slick and stylish, the series stars Crash Landing on You’s Hyun Bin as Baek Ki-tae, a KCIA agent turned international drug smuggler.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 14 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for smuggler
Noun
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The tension in a luge sled allows athletes to manipulate it just so, digging in the runners and steering with sharp precision around curves.—
Lindsay Schnell,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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The Bruins were the runner up in last year’s Big Ten tournament after falling 2-0 to Michigan in the championship game.—
Anthony Solorzano,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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Winning lottery numbers are sponsored by Jackpocket, the official digital lottery courier of the USA TODAY Network.—
USA Today staff,
USA Today,
7 Feb. 2026
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Model Vittoria Ceretti, best known stateside for her romantic relationship with Leonardo Dicaprio, acted as a courier for the Italian flag.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
6 Feb. 2026
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Groucho Marx stars as the new president of Huxley College, who attempts to sign on two pro players to help beat rival Darwin University but ends up getting a pair of bootleggers instead.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
6 Feb. 2026
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Set along the Mississippi coast in the 1920s, the story traces the unlikely friendship between a bootlegger’s wife and a young woman fleeing violence.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
1 Feb. 2026
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These premium leather slippers offer shoe-to-mule versatility, grippy traction and all-day comfort.—
Avery Newmark,
AJC.com,
9 Feb. 2026
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Bonus points go to the striking metallic color, an easy way to bring modern sophistication to a wear-everywhere mule.—
Julia Morlino,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Smuggler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smuggler. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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