rum-runner
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rum-runner
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From rum + runner.
noun rum-runners · rumrunner · rum runner
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An alcohol smuggler, especially from the Prohibition era.
Near-synonyms: bootlegger; moonshiner, shiner
Similar: bootlegger, moonshiner, shiner · Opposite: revenuer
- A fast boat used by these smugglers.
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Any fast boat of the sort.
Near-synonym: speedboat
Similar: go-fast boat, cigarette boat, speedboat
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title = {rum-runner},
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