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
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Examples of smuggler in a Sentence
during Prohibition, smugglers of alcohol did a brisk business
Recent Examples on the Web
Once in Tijuana, the smugglers led him and his group to a hole in the border fence.
—Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2024
The administration said Nicaragua is selling visas upon arrival at their airports to migrants that require them to leave the country within 96 hours, providing smugglers with an opportunity to transport migrants closer to the U.S.-Mexico border.
—Michael Wilner, Miami Herald, 15 May 2024
The official added that while numbers are down, smugglers are sophisticated and both governments need to closely watch what happens going forward.
—Paulina Villegas Luis Antonio Rojas, New York Times, 14 May 2024
Used for surveillance and to interdict drug smugglers, the Mohajer-4 can also be equipped with the Hydra unguided rocket.
—Beth Bailey, Fox News, 11 May 2024
Soyombo is also being investigated by police for reporting in February that revealed alleged collusion between senior Nigerian police, customs officials and smugglers, in the movement of arms and food items across Nigeria's border with Benin.
—Emmanuel Akinwotu, NPR, 9 May 2024
The protagonist of this transgressive crime thriller, set in Tacoma, Washington, in the late nineteenth century, is Alma Rosales, an ex-detective who has constructed a new life as Jack Camp, a stevedore and an opium smuggler both beloved and feared by his crew.
—The New Yorker, 6 May 2024
The missing equipment was detected amid reports that foreign smugglers have been supplying weapons to Haitian gangs, feeding the growing spiral of armed violence gripping the country.
—Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 1 May 2024
One of the two people police say are the smugglers was turned over to Homeland Security Investigations, said FWC spokespersons Ashlee Sklute and Shannon Knowles.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2024
Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2024
The administration said Nicaragua is selling visas upon arrival at their airports to migrants that require them to leave the country within 96 hours, providing smugglers with an opportunity to transport migrants closer to the U.S.-Mexico border.
—Michael Wilner, Miami Herald, 15 May 2024
The official added that while numbers are down, smugglers are sophisticated and both governments need to closely watch what happens going forward.
—Paulina Villegas Luis Antonio Rojas, New York Times, 14 May 2024
Used for surveillance and to interdict drug smugglers, the Mohajer-4 can also be equipped with the Hydra unguided rocket.
—Beth Bailey, Fox News, 11 May 2024
Soyombo is also being investigated by police for reporting in February that revealed alleged collusion between senior Nigerian police, customs officials and smugglers, in the movement of arms and food items across Nigeria's border with Benin.
—Emmanuel Akinwotu, NPR, 9 May 2024
The protagonist of this transgressive crime thriller, set in Tacoma, Washington, in the late nineteenth century, is Alma Rosales, an ex-detective who has constructed a new life as Jack Camp, a stevedore and an opium smuggler both beloved and feared by his crew.
—The New Yorker, 6 May 2024
The missing equipment was detected amid reports that foreign smugglers have been supplying weapons to Haitian gangs, feeding the growing spiral of armed violence gripping the country.
—Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 1 May 2024
One of the two people police say are the smugglers was turned over to Homeland Security Investigations, said FWC spokespersons Ashlee Sklute and Shannon Knowles.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2024
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“Smuggler.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/smuggler. Accessed 23 May. 2024.
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