smuggler

Other forms of smuggler

plural

smugglers·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about smuggler

What does smuggler mean?

smuggler means "someone who imports or exports without paying duties".

How many syllables are in smuggler?

smuggler has 2 syllables: smug-gler. The stress falls on "smug". In IPA it is /ˈsmʌɡlɚ/.

What is another word for smuggler?

Close synonyms include runner, contrabandist, moon curser, moon-curser. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is smuggler a common word?

smuggler is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.