smuggler; bootlegger; illicit dealer; trafficker
Refers to a person who illegally sells or transports goods, especially controlled substances, alcohol, or other contraband.
The police arrested the smuggler.
He was known as a bootlegger.
Compound of 密 (secret, illegal) + 売 (sell) + 人 (person). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word follows a common pattern for describing a person engaged in an illicit activity.