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buttlegger

buttlegger noun: one who smuggles cigarettes.

Noun

buttlegger (plural buttleggers)

  1. (informal) One who smuggles cigarettes.

Forms of buttlegger

pluralbuttleggers

Origin of buttlegger

Blend of butt + bootlegger.

Questions about buttlegger

What does buttlegger mean?
Buttlegger means one who smuggles cigarettes.
What part of speech is buttlegger?
Buttlegger is a noun.
What is the plural of buttlegger?
The plural of buttlegger is buttleggers.

Words near buttlegger in the dictionary

  1. buttkickers
  2. buttkisser
  3. buttkissers
  4. buttle
  5. buttled
  6. buttlegger
  7. buttleggers
  8. buttlegging
  9. Buttleman
  10. Buttlemans
  11. Buttler

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