rum-runner
rum-runner · rum-runners
глиссер, быстроходный катер
Motorboot, Rennboot
An alcohol smuggler, especially from the Prohibition eraAn alcohol smuggler, especially from the Prohibition era.
Meaning
3 senses(Canada, US)An alcohol smuggler, especially from the Prohibition era.
Near-synonyms: bootlegger; moonshiner, shiner
A fast boat used by these smugglers.
Any fast boat of the sort.
Near-synonym: speedboat
Origin
From rum + runner.From rum + runner.
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