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bootlegger

  • \bu.tle.ɡœʁ\

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De l’anglais bootlegger.

noun bootleggers

  1. Anglicism Marchand illégal, spécialement de l’alcool de contrebande. Il se faisait passer pour un ancien major Howard, de l’American Legion, mais on a pu établir que c’était un ancien « bootlegger » de New York connu aux États-Unis sous le sobriquet de Gros Fred.

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"bootlegger." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fr/bootlegger. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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bootlegger. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fr/bootlegger

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"bootlegger." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fr/bootlegger.

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@misc{bootlegger_2026,
  title = {bootlegger},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fr/bootlegger},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}