contrabandist

/ˈkän-trə-ˌban-dist/ (ame, mw)

contrabandist — 名詞

1. a person who secretly takes forbidden or untaxed goods across a border to avoid

1.名詞C1
釋義

走私者

秘密夾帶違禁或逃稅貨物過境的人

a person who secretly takes forbidden or untaxed goods across a border to avoid customs control or tax

例句

Customs officers stopped a contrabandist hiding watches inside boxes of tea.

海關人員攔下了一名把手錶藏在茶箱裡的走私者。

contrabandist + hide goods inside cargo

Paloma's uncle became a contrabandist after carrying cigarettes across the river without paying tax.

Paloma 的叔叔因把香菸運過河又不繳稅而成了走私者。

carrying goods across border without paying tax

同義詞
  • smuggler

    The usual everyday word for someone who moves illegal or untaxed goods across a border.

  • trafficker

    Often suggests larger criminal networks and is especially common for drugs, weapons, or people.

  • bootlegger

    More specific and often historical, especially for illegal alcohol.

  • mule

    Slang for a person used to carry drugs for someone else, usually in small quantities.

反義詞
  • customs officer

    An official who checks goods entering or leaving a country and tries to stop smuggling.

  • border guard

    A guard whose job is to watch the border and prevent illegal crossings or trade.

用法筆記

Mainly appears in legal or historical writing. In everyday English, smuggler is far more common. The word is usually used for secret cross-border trade in forbidden or untaxed goods, not for ordinary theft inside one country.

常見錯誤

❌The police found a contrabandist in the suitcase.
✅The police found contraband in the suitcase.
💡Contrabandist is the person; contraband is the illegal goods.
❌My cousin became a contrabandist by selling fake bags downtown.
✅My cousin became a smuggler by carrying fake bags across the border.
💡Contrabandist implies illegal movement of goods across a border, not simply illegal selling in one city.