bootlegger en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- /ˈbuːtlɛɡə(ɹ)/
Etymology
From 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.
Meanings
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Someone who bootlegs. ▸ One who is illegally a producer and/or trader of goods, especially of alcohol.
His sermon was a forthright denunciation of sin, an austere declaration of the motto on the wall behind him: he warned his flock against the evils of heady brews, gambling, and strange women. Bootleggers caused enough trouble in the Quarters, but women were worse.
1960 July 11, Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird, Philadelphia, Pa.; New York, N.Y.: J[oshua] B[allinger] Lippincott Company, →OCLC:
- Someone who bootlegs. ▸ One who breaks intellectual property laws by reproducing protected works without permission.
- Someone who bootlegs. ▸ A miner who mines illegally.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| bootleggers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
bootleggery · booklegger · foodlegger · buttlegger · organlegger · bootlegger reverse
Relateds
bootlegging · legger · moonshiner · revenuer
Synonyms
Translations (24)
es traficante (illegal trader) · sv langare (illegal trader) · cmn 非法礦工 /非法矿工 (miner who mines illegally) · it trafficante (illegal trader) · pl przemytnik (illegal trader) · ja 密造者 (illegal trader) · fi salakauppias (illegal trader) · fr trafiquant (illegal trader) · ru незако́нный торго́вец спиртны́ми напи́тками (illegal trader) · ru бутле́гер (illegal trader) · es contrabandista (illegal trader) · de Schwarzhändler (illegal trader) · ko 밀매자 (illegal trader) · ko 밀수자 (illegal trader) · fi viinatrokari (illegal trader) · cmn 私酒販 /私酒贩 (illegal trader) · it contrabbandiere (illegal trader) · ja 密輸者 (illegal trader) · fr bootlegger (illegal trader) · fi laitonta kaivosta kaivava kaivostyöntekijä (miner who mines illegally) · fi trokari (illegal trader) · pl przemytniczka (illegal trader) · cmn 走私販 /走私贩 (illegal trader) · ja 密売者 (illegal trader)