Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

people smuggling

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.54 in modern English

Syllables
peo-ple s-mug-gling
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The illegal transportation of a person or persons across an international border; human smuggling.

Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

people-smuggling (alternative)

Phrases

people smuggler human trafficking

Frequently Paired Words

human trafficking

Synonyms

human smuggling migrant smuggling

Questions

What does people smuggling mean?
The illegal transportation of a person or persons across an international border; human smuggling.

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