bootlegger
Someone who bootlegsSomeone who bootlegs.: One who is illegally a producer and/or trader of goods, especially of alcohol.
» Many of the bootleggers who owned speakeasies and bought and sold whiskey were deeply involved in organized crime.
Meaning
3 sensesSomeone who bootlegs.
One who is illegally a producer and/or trader of goods, especially of alcohol.
Schwarzhändler
бутле́герbutléger, незако́нный торго́вец спиртны́ми напи́ткамиnezakónnyj torgóvec spirtnými napítkami
One who breaks intellectual property laws by reproducing protected works without permission.
A miner who mines illegally.
- someone who makes or sells illegal liquor
Examples
2 sentencesMany of the bootleggers who owned speakeasies and bought and sold whiskey were deeply involved in organized crime.
Big overcoats and high boots suddenly became fashionable because they could easily conceal flasks, giving birth to the term “bootlegger.”
Translations
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Origin
From bootleg + -er. Originally a nickname given to smugglers in King George III's reign, dFrom bootleg + -er. Originally a nickname given to smugglers in King George III's reign, derived from the smugglers' custom of hiding packages of valuables in the legs of their large sea-boots when dodging the king's coastguardsmen.
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Forms
plural: bootleggers| Singular | bootlegger |
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Synonyms
2 synonyms- someone who makes or sells illegal liquor:moonshiner