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/
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
The smuggler hides jewels inside hollow book covers at the harbor checkpoint.
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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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