smuggler
pronunciation
How to pronounce smuggler in British English:
UK [ˈsmʌglə(r)]
How to pronounce smuggler in American English:
US [ˈsmʌɡ(ə)lər]
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- Noun:
- someone who imports or exports without paying duties
Word Origin
- smuggler (n.)
- 1660s, from Low German smuggeln or Dutch smokkelen "to transport (goods) illegally," apparently a frequentative formation of a word meaning "to sneak" (from Proto-Germanic *smuganan; cognates: Dutch smuigen "to eat secretly;" Swedish smyg "a lurking-hole," Danish smughandel "contraband trade," Norwegian smjuga, Old English smeogan "to creep"), perhaps literally "to slip (contraband through)," from Proto-Germanic *(s)muk- (see smock).
Synonym
Example
- 1. When I returned from abroad recently , a particularly officious young customs officer clearly regarded me as a smuggler .
- 2. This is a likely fate awaiting the smuggler .
- 3. If we can find the smuggler , we can find the buyer .
- 4. Officer clearly regarded me as a smuggler .
- 5. Independent smuggler allied to the rebel alliance .