bootlegger
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bootlegger
- /ˈbuːtlɛɡə(ɹ)/
Where it comes from
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.
noun bootleggers
- 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.
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One who breaks intellectual property laws by reproducing protected works without permission.
Similar: pirate
- A miner who mines illegally.
Translations
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noun illegal trader
| Español | traficante, contrabandista |
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| 한국어 | 밀매자 milmaeja, 밀수자 milsuja |
| 日本語 | 密売者 mitsubaisha, 密造者 mitsuzōsha, 密輸者 mitsuyusha |
| 中文 | 私酒販 /私酒贩, 走私販 /走私贩 |
| Français | bootlegger, trafiquant |
| Deutsch | Schwarzhändler |
| Italiano | contrabbandiere, trafficante |
| Русский | незако́нный торго́вец спиртны́ми напи́тками nezakónnyj torgóvec spirtnými napítkami |
noun miner who mines illegally
| 中文 | 非法礦工 /非法矿工 fēifǎ kuànggōng |
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title = {bootlegger},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bootlegger},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
