contrabandist vs smuggler

contrabandist and smuggler both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
contrabandist	Yes	No	No	No
smuggler	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, contrabandist and smuggler are synonyms defined as:

contrabandist and smuggler: someone who imports or exports without paying duties

Other synonyms of contrabandist include moon-curser, moon curser, runner.

contrabandist (noun)	smuggler (noun)
someone who imports or exports without paying duties	someone who imports or exports without paying duties