con·tra·band (k n tr -b nd )n. 1. Goods prohibited by law or treaty from being imported or exported. 2. a. Illegal traffic in contraband; smuggling. b. Smuggled goods. 3. Goods that may be seized and confiscated by a belligerent if shipped to another belligerent by a neutral. 4. An escaped slave during the Civil War who fled to or was taken behind Union lines. adj. Prohibited from being imported or exported. [Italian contrabbando : contra-, against (from Latin contr  -; see contra-) + bando, legal proclamation (from Late Latin bannus, of Germanic origin; see bh-2 in Indo-European roots).]con tra·bandage n.con tra·bandist n. |
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| Noun | 1. |  contrabandist - someone who imports or exports without paying dutiescoyote - someone who smuggles illegal immigrants into the United States (usually across the Mexican border) criminal, crook, felon, malefactor, outlaw - someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime arms-runner, gunrunner - a smuggler of guns rumrunner - someone who illegally smuggles liquor across a border |
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