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rum-runner

rum-runner noun: an alcohol smuggler, especially from the Prohibition era.

Noun

rum-runner (plural rum-runners)

  1. (Canada, US) An alcohol smuggler, especially from the Prohibition era.
    • Near-synonyms: bootlegger; moonshiner, shiner
    Antonyms:
    revenuer
  2. A fast boat used by these smugglers.
  3. Any fast boat of the sort.
    • Near-synonym: speedboat

Synonyms of rum-runner

Antonyms

Forms of rum-runner

pluralrum-runners
alternative formrumrunner
alternative formrum runner

Origin of rum-runner

From rum + runner.

Questions about rum-runner

What does rum-runner mean?
Rum-runner means an alcohol smuggler, especially from the Prohibition era.
What part of speech is rum-runner?
Rum-runner is a noun.
What is the plural of rum-runner?
The plural of rum-runner is rum-runners.

Words near rum-runner in the dictionary

  1. rum-dumm
  2. rum-dums
  3. Rum-Johnnies
  4. Rum-Johnny
  5. rum-pum-pum-pum
  6. rum-runner
  7. rum-runners
  8. rum-tum
  9. rum-tums
  10. Rum-ville
  11. Rumadiya

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