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They are peculiar to her clime, and are as much before the brigand of Italy, the contrabandist of Spain, or the cut-purse of France—as her sailors are before all the rest of the world.

From Rookwood by Ainsworth, William Harrison

I demand the service of this contrabandist as my domestic until this day week.'

From Little Dorrit by Dickens, Charles

She went down to Morainville, and there, thanks to the devotion of Guillaume Carpentier and of his sons, she was carried to England in a contrabandist vessel.

From Strange True Stories of Louisiana by Cable, George Washington

The artless contrabandist, besides his own modest pack, had fourteen several hampers and boxes under his charge. 

From Uppingham by the Sea a Narrative of the Year at Borth by Skrine, John Huntley

He, who would never dream of soliciting a loan from his friends in the Casino, in moments of stress accepted money from Toni which the contrabandist seemed to think no more about.

From The Dead Command From the Spanish Los Muertos Mandan by Douglas, Frances