contrabandist

contrabandist
contraband ► NOUN 1) goods that have been imported or exported illegally. 2) trade in smuggled goods.
► ADJECTIVE 1) imported or exported illegally. 2) relating to traffic in illegal goods.
DERIVATIVES contrabandist noun.
ORIGIN Italian contrabando, from contra- 'against' + bando 'proclamation, ban' .

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  • contrabandist — CONTRABANDÍST, Ă, contrabandişti, ste, s.m. şi f. Persoană care face contrabandă. – Contrabandă + suf. ist. Trimis de Joseph, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DEX 98  contrabandíst s. m., pl. contrabandíşti Trimis de siveco, 10.08.2004. Sursa: Dicţionar… …   Dicționar Român

  • Contrabandist — Con tra*band ist, n. One who traffics illegally; a smuggler. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • contrabandist — index bootlegger, racketeer, thief Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • contrabandist — [kän′trə band΄ist] n. a person who trades in contraband goods; smuggler …   English World dictionary

  • contrabandist — noun Date: circa 1818 smuggler …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • contrabandist — contrabandism, n. /kon treuh ban dist/, n. a person engaged in contraband trade; smuggler. [1810 20; < Sp contrabandista. See CONTRABAND, IST] * * * …   Universalium

  • contrabandist — noun A dealer in contraband …   Wiktionary

  • contrabandist — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun A person who engages in smuggling: bootlegger, runner, smuggler. See CRIMES, MOVE …   English dictionary for students

  • contrabandist — n. smuggler …   English contemporary dictionary

  • contrabandist — n. Smuggler …   New dictionary of synonyms

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