1660s, from Low German smuggeln or Dutch smokkelen "to transport (goods) illegally," apparently a frequentative formation of a word meaning "to sneak" (from Proto-Germanic *smuganan; cognates: Dutch smuigen "to eat secretly;" Swedish smyg "a lurking-hole," Danish smughandel "contraband trade," Norwegian smjuga, Old English smeogan "to creep"), perhaps literally "to slip (contraband through)," from Proto-Germanic *(s)muk- (see smock).
例文
1. The bombings were masterminded by a known drugs smuggler .
爆発は悪名高い麻薬密輸分子によって操作されている。
2.The smuggler is in prison tonight,awaiting extradition to Britain.
この密輸犯は今夜刑務所にいて、イギリスへの引き渡しを待っている。
3.The smuggler was finally obliged to inform against his boss.
その密輸犯は最後に首領を告発せざるを得なかった。
4.The poacher，like the smuggler ，smacks too strongly of the brigand.
密猟をしている人は密輸をしている人と同じように、強盗とは遠くない。
5.That drug smuggler will live the rest of his life behind bars.