blockade runner
/ˈblɑːkeɪd ˌrʌnər/
noun
- A person or ship that tries to get through a blockade (a military barrier) to deliver supplies or goods.
- Modern blockade-runners use fast boats to avoid detection by naval patrols.
- During the war, a famous blockade-runner slipped past the enemy fleet at night.
- The smuggler worked as a blockade-runner, bringing medicine to the cut-off city.