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# smuggler

noun (a smuggler, smugglers)

«smuggler» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A person who secretly and illegally takes goods or people into or out of a country, to avoid taxes or because the goods are banned. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/smuggler/#m1)

### In the lessons

In history (Cornwall, Devon, Yorkshire coasts in the 1700s), smugglers brought brandy, tea and tobacco to avoid tax, hiding goods in caves; many adventure stories (Enid Blyton's, «Moonfleet») feature smugglers. In today's news, smugglers move drugs, weapons and sometimes people, which is very dangerous and cruel. Phrases: «smugglers' cove», «drug smugglers», «people smugglers».

### Examples

- The smugglers hid barrels of brandy in the cave. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/smuggler/#x1)
- In the story, the children discovered a smugglers' tunnel. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/smuggler/#x2)
- Customs officers caught the smugglers at the airport. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/smuggler/#x3)
- People smugglers put migrants in dangerous small boats. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/smuggler/#x4)
- Cornwall is famous for smugglers' coves. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/smuggler/#x5)
- The smuggler was sent to prison. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/smuggler/#x6)
- Robbers and smugglers could breathe freely here. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/smuggler/#x7)

### Note

Countable. Verb: smuggle; noun: smuggling. Smuggling is a crime. Spelling: double g — smuggler. Trap: in old stories smugglers can seem exciting, but real smuggling hurts people.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «smuggler» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/smuggler/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«smuggler» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/smuggler.html) on Mova free.