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Meanings of contrabandist in English

Portuguese
contrabandista
Catalan
traficant

Someone who imports or exports without paying the lawful customs charges or duties.

contrabandista
Synonyms
Examples for "runner"
Examples for "runner"
1
David Cameron, Britain's prime minister, was runner-up for the second successive year.
The Guardian
2
He's a good hard runner, a great zone runner with great vision.
Reuters
3
No recent year has been so short of an obvious front runner.
The Irish Times
4
Last year Ireland's outstanding marathon runner Catherina McKiernan won the national prize.
The Irish Times
5
He's a power runner and his feet never stop going, Zimmer said.
Reuters
1
Gutierrez said he had not yet decided whether to pay a smuggler.
Reuters
2
I saw El Demonio, the chief slave-labor smuggler south of the border.
Silver zombie: delilah street: paranormal investigator
3
This was a Mongocharger, something no self-respecting smuggler would leave home without.
Artemis Fowl: The Lost Colony
4
Authorities also suspsect one of the suspects of being an arms smuggler.
The South African
5
The smuggler passed on his condolences and told him the bad news.
The Guardian
1
Levelling her skinny finger at the man, she screamed, Moon cursers!
Myths and Legends of Our Own Land — Volume 04 : Tales of Puritan...
Usage of contrabandist in English
1
Our Dutch friend Gist was, correctly speaking, a contrabandist.
Se-quo-yah; from Harper's New Monthly, V.41
2
The contrabandists had got through again, and this time with a vengeance.
Despair's Last Journey
3
As the contrabandists finish their work and gradually leave the scene, Escamillo, who has been following Carmen, appears.
The Standard Operas: Their Plots, Their Music, and Their Compose...
4
They say that it was made by the contrabandists, but it leads to nowhere; it has been blocked since many years.
The Rocks of Valpré
5
In 1828 and 1829, severe engagements took place between Spanish slavers and this class of contrabandists.
Captain Canot; Or, Twenty Years of an African Slaver
6
It was proved that one of the contrabandists had provided the vessel in which the ruffian O'Brien had carried Scum Goodman over to France.
The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume ...
7
'I was telling my wife yesterday your story of the lady contrabandist: I don't think she has done laughing since,' Mr.
One of Our Conquerors — Volume 1
Translations for contrabandist
Portuguese
contrabandista
Contrabandist through the time