Meanings
nounhuman smuggling (uncountable)
- uncountableThe illegal transportation of a person or persons across an international border.
Synonyms: people smuggling, migrant smuggling
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe illegal transportation of a person or persons across an international border.
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Translations
Chinese Cantonese 偷渡
- 偷渡 (tau¹ dou⁶)smuggling of people
Chinese Mandarin 偷渡, 人口走私
- 偷渡 (tōudù)smuggling of people
- 人口走私 (rénkǒu zǒusī)smuggling of people
Danish menneskesmugling
- menneskesmuglingsmuggling of people
Finnish ihmissalakuljetus
- ihmissalakuljetussmuggling of people
German Menschenschmuggel
- Menschenschmuggelsmuggling of people
Hungarian embercsempészés, embercsempészet
- embercsempészéssmuggling of people
- embercsempészetsmuggling of people
Polish przemyt ludzi
- przemyt ludzismuggling of people
Russian контраба́нда людьми́
- контраба́нда людьми́ (kontrabánda ljudʹmí)smuggling of people
Swedish människosmuggling
- människosmugglingsmuggling of people
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APA
human smuggling. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/human%20smuggling
MLA
“human smuggling.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/human%20smuggling. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “human smuggling,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/human%20smuggling.
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