moonshiner en · NOUN
Etymology
From moonshine + -er.
Meanings
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Someone who makes or distributes moonshine (illicit alcohol).
Ness was assigned to track down moonshiners, then accepted the position of public safety director in Cleveland — not the stuff of a two-fisted series about G-men taking on the Mafia and various crazed outlaws of the period.
2007 May 27, Vincent Cosgrove, “Bullets in the Beer? Eliot Ness Must Be Back”, in New York Times:Near-synonyms: bootlegger; rum-runner
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| moonshiners | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Hypernyms
Synonyms
bootlegger · shiner · rum-runner · moonlighter
Translations (7)
it distillatrice (someone who makes or distributes moonshine) · ru самого́нщик (someone who makes or distributes moonshine) · it distillatore (someone who makes or distributes moonshine) · ru самого́нщица (someone who makes or distributes moonshine) · pl bimbrownik (someone who makes or distributes moonshine) · pl bimbrowniczka (someone who makes or distributes moonshine) · pl bimbrarz (someone who makes or distributes moonshine)