smuggler — a person who illegally transports goods across borders to avoid paying taxes or customs duties
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: a person who illegally transports goods across borders to avoid paying taxes or customs duties
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈsmʌɡlər/
Korean meaning: 세금이나 관세를 내지 않기 위해 불법적으로 물건을 국경을 넘어 운반하는 사람
Korean pronunciation: **스머**글러
Example Sentences
- The coffee shop owner turned out to be a chocolate smuggler who brought Swiss chocolate illegally to avoid high import taxes.
- Border patrol officers arrested three smugglers attempting to transport luxury handbags in a secret compartment.
- The amateur smuggler forgot to remove the price tags from the designer shoes he was trying to sneak across the border.
smuggler
NOUN//ˈsmʌɡlər//
a person who illegally transports goods across borders to avoid paying taxes or customs duties
a person who illegally transports goods across borders to avoid paying taxes or customs duties
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Origin
17세기 독일어 'schmuggeln'에서 유래했으며, 원래는 '몰래 숨기다'라는 의미였습니다. 마치 스머프처럼 작고 몰래 숨어다니며 물건을 운반한다는 이미지에서 발전했습니다.
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“The coffee shop owner turned out to be a chocolate smuggler who brought Swiss chocolate illegally to avoid high import taxes.”
“Border patrol officers arrested three smugglers attempting to transport luxury handbags in a secret compartment.”
“The amateur smuggler forgot to remove the price tags from the designer shoes he was trying to sneak across the border.”
“Historical records show that tea smugglers played a significant role in 18th-century British trade.”
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