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booklegger

booklegger noun: an illicit publisher or distributor of banned publications.

Noun

booklegger (plural bookleggers)

  1. An illicit publisher or distributor of banned publications.

Forms of booklegger

pluralbookleggers

Origin of booklegger

Blend of book + bootlegger.

Questions about booklegger

What does booklegger mean?
Booklegger means an illicit publisher or distributor of banned publications.
What part of speech is booklegger?
Booklegger is a noun.
What is the plural of booklegger?
The plural of booklegger is bookleggers.

Words near booklegger in the dictionary

  1. bookkept
  2. bookland
  3. booklands
  4. booklear
  5. booklearning
  6. booklegger
  7. bookleggers
  8. booklegging
  9. bookless
  10. booklessness
  11. booklet

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