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moonshiner

moonshiner noun: someone who makes or distributes moonshine (illicit alcohol).

Noun

moonshiner (plural moonshiners)

  1. Someone who makes or distributes moonshine (illicit alcohol).
    • Near-synonyms: bootlegger; rum-runner
    • Ness was assigned to track down moonshiners, then accepted the position of public safety director in Cleveland — not the stuff of a two-fisted series about G-men taking on the Mafia and various crazed outlaws of the period.2007 May 27, Vincent Cosgrove, “Bullets in the Beer? Eliot Ness Must Be Back”, in New York Times
    Antonyms:
    revenuer

Synonyms of moonshiner

Antonyms

Forms of moonshiner

pluralmoonshiners

Origin of moonshiner

From moonshine + -er.

Questions about moonshiner

What does moonshiner mean?
Moonshiner means someone who makes or distributes moonshine (illicit alcohol).
What part of speech is moonshiner?
Moonshiner is a noun.
What is the plural of moonshiner?
The plural of moonshiner is moonshiners.

Words near moonshiner in the dictionary

  1. moonshees
  2. moonshi
  3. moonshine
  4. moonshine pudding
  5. moonshined
  6. moonshiner
  7. moonshiner's turn
  8. moonshiners
  9. moonshiners' turns
  10. moonshines
  11. moonshiney

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