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bootlegger

/ˈbuːtlɛɡə(ɹ)/

bootlegger noun: one who is illegally a producer and/or trader of goods, especially of alcohol.

Noun

bootlegger (plural bootleggers)

  1. 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
  2. One who breaks intellectual property laws by reproducing protected works without permission.
    Synonyms:
    pirate
  3. A miner who mines illegally.

bootlegger meaning in Tamil

bootlegger in Tamil

கள்ளச் சாராயக்காரன்

Synonyms of bootlegger

Forms of bootlegger

pluralbootleggers

Origin of bootlegger

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.

Words formed from bootlegger

Phrases with bootlegger

Questions about bootlegger

What does bootlegger mean?
Bootlegger means one who is illegally a producer and/or trader of goods, especially of alcohol.
What is bootlegger in Tamil?
Bootlegger in Tamil is கள்ளச் சாராயக்காரன். See Bootlegger meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is bootlegger?
Bootlegger is a noun.
How do you pronounce bootlegger?
Bootlegger is pronounced /ˈbuːtlɛɡə(ɹ)/.
What is the plural of bootlegger?
The plural of bootlegger is bootleggers.

Words near bootlegger in the dictionary

  1. bootle
  2. bootleg
  3. bootleg ground
  4. bootleg grounds
  5. bootlegged
  6. bootlegger
  7. bootlegger reverse
  8. bootlegger reverses
  9. bootleggeries
  10. bootleggers
  11. bootleggery

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Adapted from Wiktionary: bootlegger (page history and authors); bootlegger (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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