Usage Note
Contrabbandiere (feminine contrabbandiera) refers to a person who smuggles goods illegally across borders. It derives from contrabbando (contraband, smuggling). The plural is contrabbandieri (m) / contrabbandiere (f). It is distinct from trafficante, which more often refers to drug trafficking specifically.
Examples
"Il contrabbandiere è stato arrestato alla frontiera."
Natural Translation
The smuggler was arrested at the border.

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