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Bootlegger   /bˈutlˌɛgər/   Listen
Bootlegger

noun
1.
Someone who makes or sells illegal liquor.  Synonym: moonshiner.






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"Bootlegger" Quotes from Famous Books



... What they are thinking about, what the Anti-Saloon League talks about, what the Prohibition enforcement officers expend their energy upon, is the sale of alcoholic drinks in public places and by bootleggers. But where the bootlegger and the restaurant-keeper counts his thousands, home brew counts its tens of thousands. To this subject there is a remarkable absence of attention on the part of the Anti-Saloon League and of the Prohibition enforcement service. They know that ...
— What Prohibition Has Done to America • Fabian Franklin

... Hugh's first visit to a bootlegger's den, and he was keenly interested. He had a high-ball along with Carl and Pearson; then took another when Carl offered to stand treat. Pearson bought his three quarts of liquor, paid Pete, and departed alone, Carl and Hugh having decided to have ...
— The Plastic Age • Percy Marks



Words linked to "Bootlegger" :   felon, malefactor, outlaw, criminal, crook, bootleg



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