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jointist

jointist noun: operator of an illegal drinking place or "joint".

Noun

jointist (plural jointists)

  1. (obsolete) Operator of an illegal drinking place or "joint"
    • In Kansas no man dares to flaunt his sign in the eyes of the public, to entice custom; the liquor seller is the sneaking boot-legger, skulking jointist, criminal and outlaw, afraid of every shadow that falls across his hiding-place […]1892, Henry M. Gougar, “Christ and the Liquor Seller”, in The Arena: Volume 7, page 467
    • While we were waiting for the train one day, a prominent Topeka jointist was talking with her. Presently he went out on the platform, I where some one heard him say, "There were a lot more things I wanted to say, but I should have broken down and made a fool of myself if I had stayed there any...1901, Massachusetts Reformatory, Our Paper: Volume 17, page 237

Examples of jointist in a sentence

  • While we were waiting for the train one day, a prominent Topeka jointist was talking with her.1901, Massachusetts Reformatory, Our Paper: Volume 17, page 237:
  • The injunction method has proved the most successful, action being brought against the jointist and the building he occupies as against a common nuisance.1901, Charles Moreau Harger, “Kansas's Prohibition Status”, in The Independent, volume 53, page 431:
  • I have avoided jury trials, because, if the jointist is acquitted by a jury, the county must pay the costs.1906, “The Character of the Enemy We Are Fighting”, in Gleanings in Bee Culture: Volume 34, page 1380:

Forms of jointist

pluraljointists

Origin of jointist

From joint (“restaurant, bar, or nightclub”) + -ist.

Questions about jointist

What does jointist mean?
Jointist means operator of an illegal drinking place or "joint".
How do you use jointist in a sentence?
While we were waiting for the train one day, a prominent Topeka jointist was talking with her.
What part of speech is jointist?
Jointist is a noun.
What is the plural of jointist?
The plural of jointist is jointists.

Words near jointist in the dictionary

  1. jointfirs
  2. jointing
  3. jointing rule
  4. jointing rules
  5. jointings
  6. jointist
  7. jointists
  8. jointless
  9. jointlessly
  10. jointlessness
  11. jointly

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