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contrabandist

/kon-truh-ban-dist/US // ˈkɒn trəˌbæn dɪst //

违禁者,违禁分子,违禁品,违禁物品者

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a person engaged in contraband trade; smuggler.

Examples

  • In Andalusia they say that a contrabandist can conceal himself behind half a brick.

  • The rude native, the contrabandist who mocked at laws seemed stupefied by the news.

  • They scent the soldiers as a contrabandist's dog scents a custom-house officer.

  • The contrabandist swore to betray nothing, and he kept his word; nobody was more trustworthy than the genuine smuggler.

  • The artless contrabandist, besides his own modest pack, had fourteen several hampers and boxes under his charge.