Bootlegger: meaning, definitions and examples
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bootlegger
[ หbuหtหlษษกษr ]
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:
๐ต๐น contrabandista
๐ฎ๐ณ เคคเคธเฅเคเคฐ
๐ฉ๐ช Schmuggler
๐ฎ๐ฉ penyelundup
๐บ๐ฆ ะบะพะฝััะฐะฑะฐะฝะดะธัั
๐ต๐ฑ przemytnik
๐ฏ๐ต ๅฏ่ผธๆฅญ่ (ใฟใคใใใใใใ)
๐ซ๐ท contrebandier
๐ช๐ธ contrabandista
๐น๐ท kaรงakรงฤฑ
๐ฐ๐ท ๋ฐ์์ ์
๐ธ๐ฆ ุงูู ูุฑุจ
๐จ๐ฟ paลกerรกk
๐ธ๐ฐ paลกerรกk
๐จ๐ณ ่ตฐ็ง่
๐ธ๐ฎ tihotapec
๐ฎ๐ธ smuglari
๐ฐ๐ฟ ะบะพะฝััะฐะฑะฐะฝะดะฐัั
๐ฌ๐ช แแแแขแ แแแแแแแกแขแ
๐ฆ๐ฟ qaรงaqmalรงฤฑ
๐ฒ๐ฝ contrabandista
Word origin
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.