Smuggler — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

someone who imports or exports without paying duties

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/smˈʌɡlɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/smˈʌɡlə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/smˈʌɡlə/

2 syllables Say it as /smˈʌɡlɚ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

runner contrabandist moon curser moon-curser

Word Forms

smuggle	verb	import or export without paying customs duties
contraband	noun	goods whose importation or exportation or possession is prohibited by law

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Schmuggler

jemand, der importiert oder exportiert, ohne Zölle zu zahlen

🇫🇷French

contrebandier

quelqu'un qui importe ou exporte sans payer de droits

🇪🇸Spanish

contrabandista

alguien que importa o exporta sin pagar derechos

🇮🇹Italian

contrabbandiere

qualcuno che importa o esporta senza pagare dazi

🇳🇱Dutch

smokkelaar

iemand die importeert of exporteert zonder invoerrechten te betalen

🇵🇹Portuguese

contrabandista

alguém que importa ou exporta sem pagar direitos

🇷🇺Russian

контрабандист

тот, кто импортирует или экспортирует без уплаты пошлин

India

🇮🇳Hindi

तस्कर

कोई व्यक्ति जो शुल्क चुकाए बिना आयात या निर्यात करता है

🇧🇩Bengali

পাচারকারী

কেউ যে শুল্ক পরিশোধ ছাড়াই আমদানি বা রপ্তানি করে

🇮🇳Tamil

கடத்தல்காரன்

வரி செலுத்தாமல் இறக்குமதி அல்லது ஏற்றுமதி செய்பவர்

🇮🇳Telugu

స్మగ్లర్

సుంకాలు చెల్లించకుండా దిగుమతి లేదా ఎగుమతి చేసే వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

तस्कर

जो कोणी शुल्क न भरता आयात किंवा निर्यात करतो

🇮🇳Gujarati

દાણચોર

કોઈ વ્યક્તિ જે ડ્યુટી ચૂકવ્યા વિના આયાત અથવા નિકાસ કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಳ್ಳಸಾಗಾಣಿಕೆದಾರ

ಸುಂಕವನ್ನು ಪಾವತಿಸದೆ ಆಮದು ಮಾಡಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವ ಅಥವಾ ರಫ್ತು ಮಾಡುವ ಯಾರಾದರೂ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കള്ളക്കടത്തുകാരൻ

തീരുവ അടയ്ക്കാതെ ഇറക്കുമതി ചെയ്യുകയോ കയറ്റുമതി ചെയ്യുകയോ ചെയ്യുന്ന ഒരാൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਤਸਕਰ

ਕੋਈ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜੋ ਡਿਊਟੀ ਅਦਾ ਕੀਤੇ ਬਿਨਾਂ ਆਯਾਤ ਜਾਂ ਨਿਰਯਾਤ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

سمگلر

کوئی ایسا شخص جو ڈیوٹی ادا کیے بغیر درآمد یا برآمد کرتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

走私者

不缴纳关税而进口或出口的人

🇯🇵Japanese

密輸業者

関税を支払わずに輸出入する人

🇰🇷Korean

밀수선

관세를 내지 않고 수입하거나 수출하는 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

kẻ buôn lậu

ai đó nhập khẩu hoặc xuất khẩu mà không phải trả thuế

🇹🇭Thai

คนลักลอบขนของ

ผู้นำเข้าหรือส่งออกโดยไม่เสียภาษีอากร

🇮🇩Indonesian

penyelundup

seseorang yang mengimpor atau mengekspor tanpa membayar bea

🇲🇾Malay

penyeludup

seseorang yang mengimport atau mengeksport tanpa membayar duti

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مهرب

شخص يستورد أو يصدر دون دفع الرسوم الجمركية

🇮🇷Persian

قاچاقچی

کسی که بدون پرداخت عوارض وارد یا صادر می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

kaçakçı

vergi ödemeden ithalat veya ihracat yapan kimse

🇮🇱Hebrew

מַברִיחַ

מי שמייבא או מייצא מבלי לשלם מכסים

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The primary meaning of 'smuggler' is 'someone who imports or exports without paying duties'.

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