Bootlegger Definition
bootleggers
noun
bootleggers
Synonyms:
- moonshiner
- whiskey peddler
- rumrunner
- racketeer
- illicit liquor dealer
- contrabandist
- smuggler
- runner
Other Word Forms of Bootlegger
Noun
Singular:
bootlegger
Plural:
bootleggersOrigin of Bootlegger
Originally a nickname given to smugglers in King George III's reign, derived from the smugglers' custom of hiding packages of valuables in their large sea-boots when dodging the king's coastguardsmen.
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