smuggler vs criminal

smuggler and criminal both are nouns.

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

As nouns, criminal is a hypernym of smuggler; that is, criminal is a word with a broader meaning than smuggler:

smuggler: someone who imports or exports without paying duties
criminal: someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime

Other hypernyms of smuggler include crook, felon, malefactor, outlaw.

smuggler (noun)	criminal (noun)
someone who imports or exports without paying duties	someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime

smuggler (adjective)	criminal (adjective)
	guilty of crime or serious offense
	involving or being or having the nature of a crime
	bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure