smuggler

[Eng.smuggl(e); -er.] 1. One who smuggles; one who imports or exports contraband or dutiable goods secretly and without paying the duties imposed by law. "The most hazardous of all trades, that of a smuggler ." -Smith: Wealth of Nations , bk. i.ch. x. 2. A ve el employed in smuggling goods. smug'-gling, pr. par., a., & 8. [SMUGGLE.] A. & B. As pr. par. & particip . adj .: (See the verb.) C. As subst.. The act or practice of importing or exporting contraband or dutiable goods secretly and without paying the duties imposed by law; the act or practice of defrauding the revenue by import ing or exporting goods clandestinely without payment of the duties imposed on them. Smuggling may be committed indifferently on the customs or excise revenue. *smŭg-lỹ, smŭg'-gly, adv . [Eng. smug; -ly.] In a smug manner; neatly, sprucely, finely. "Lilies and roses will quickly appear, And her face will look wondrous smugly." Gay: Beggar's Opera , i 1. sműg-ne , s. [Eng.smug, -ne .) The quality or state of being smug; sprucene , neatne . smŭl-kin, s . [Etym. doubtful.] An Irish bra coin, value 1⁄2c; current in the reign of Elizabeth. *smū-lý, adj . [Etymology doubtful.] Looking smoothly, demure.