moonshiner

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moonshiner

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From moonshine + -er.

noun moonshiners

Someone who makes or distributes moonshine (illicit alcohol). Near-synonyms: bootlegger; rum-runner
Similar: shiner, moonlighter, bootlegger, rum-runner · Opposite: revenuer

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noun someone who makes or distributes moonshine

Italiano	distillatore, distillatrice
Русский	самого́нщик samogónščik, самого́нщица samogónščica

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@misc{moonshiner_2026,
  title = {moonshiner},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/moonshiner},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}