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—contrabandism, n./kon"treuh ban'dist/, n.a person engaged in contraband trade; smuggler.[1810-20; < Sp contrabandista. See CONTRABAND, -IST]
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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 — 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 … English terms dictionary
contrabandist — noun Date: circa 1818 smuggler … New Collegiate Dictionary
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
