Bootlegger: meaning, definitions and examples

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bootlegger

 

[ หˆbuหtหŒlษ›ษกษ™r ]

Noun
Context #1 | Noun

illegal alcohol

A bootlegger is a person who engages in the illegal sale of alcohol, especially during the Prohibition era in the United States. Bootleggers would smuggle, produce, or sell alcohol in violation of the law.

Synonyms

bootleg vendor, moonshiner, rumrunner

Examples of usage

  • The bootlegger was arrested for selling moonshine.
  • During Prohibition, many bootleggers operated underground speakeasies.
  • The police raided the bootlegger's warehouse and confiscated the illegal alcohol.

Translations

Translations of the word "bootlegger" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น contrabandista

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เคคเคธเฅเค•เคฐ

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Schmuggler

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ penyelundup

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะบะพะฝั‚ั€ะฐะฑะฐะฝะดะธัั‚

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ przemytnik

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ๅฏ†่ผธๆฅญ่€… (ใฟใคใ‚†ใŽใ‚‡ใ†ใ—ใ‚ƒ)

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท contrebandier

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ contrabandista

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท kaรงakรงฤฑ

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ๋ฐ€์ˆ˜์—…์ž

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ุงู„ู…ู‡ุฑุจ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ paลกerรกk

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ paลกerรกk

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ่ตฐ็ง่€…

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ tihotapec

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ smuglari

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ะบะพะฝั‚ั€ะฐะฑะฐะฝะดะฐัˆั‹

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒ™แƒแƒœแƒขแƒ แƒแƒ‘แƒแƒœแƒ“แƒ˜แƒกแƒขแƒ˜

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ qaรงaqmalรงฤฑ

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ contrabandista

Etymology

The term 'bootlegger' originated during the Prohibition era in the United States (1920-1933), when the sale, production, and distribution of alcoholic beverages were illegal. Bootleggers would often smuggle alcohol in the legs of their boots, hence the term 'bootlegger'. The illegal alcohol trade led to the rise of organized crime and speakeasies. Despite the end of Prohibition, the term 'bootlegger' continues to be used to describe those who engage in illegal alcohol activities.

See also: boot, booties, bootleg, bootlicker, boots, booty, freebooter, reboot.

Word Frequency Rank

This word's position of #33,964 indicates it's among the more rare English words. While understanding it broadens your vocabulary, focus on more common words first.