smuggler
n. B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˈsməɡəɫɝ// UK //smˈʌɡlɐ// smug·gler
n. a person who illegally brings goods into or out of a country. They usually do this to avoid paying taxes or to hide something from the law.
n. a person who illegally transports goods across a border or within a country. Often used in the context of illicit trade or the evasion of customs regulations.
The smuggler hid the goods in a large container.
Customs officials arrested a smuggler who was trying to bring rare artifacts into the country without a permit.
Historical accounts often depict the smuggler as a complex figure, simultaneously a criminal who evades the state and a vital link in the local economy during times of high taxation.
From smuggle + -er.