Definitions
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- noun An
illegal trader of goods, especially ofalcohol .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun someone who makes or sells illegal liquor
Etymologies
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Examples
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I seem to recall the term bootlegger being thrown around a bunch.
The Clog 2010
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A bootlegger is a man convicted, not a man merely suspected.
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American ideal that feels especially exhalted in a year dominated by anti-government sentiment: the bootlegger is the lone frontiersman, the rebel outlaw, the Marlboro Man.
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American ideal that feels especially exhalted in a year dominated by anti-government sentiment: the bootlegger is the lone frontiersman, the rebel outlaw, the Marlboro Man.
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The bootlegger is the person who stands to gain from the policy.
NZ On Screen 2010
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The gambler and the "bootlegger" and the white slave dealer find their habitat in large centres of population.
Policing the Plains Being the Real-Life Record of the Famous North-West Mounted Police R.G. MacBeth
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It’s called a bootlegger’s turn, staple of TV shows, Tennessee moonshiner’s gift to the world.
Venom Joan Brady 2010
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The much-reviled "bootlegger," after all, is just a businessman, albeit a businessman without an office or membership in a chamber of commerce.
Nunatsiaq News - Online jimb@nunatsiaq.com 2010
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The much-reviled "bootlegger," after all, is just a businessman, albeit a businessman without an office or membership in a chamber of commerce.
Nunatsiaq News - Online jimb@nunatsiaq.com 2010
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"Well, I'm not going to take the word of a so-called bootlegger over the word of a federal agent.
The Twelfth Of August -The life story of Sheriff Buford Pusser Morris, W. R. 1971
bilby commented on the word bootlegger
She was only a bootlegger, but I loved her still.
December 3, 2009
reesetee commented on the word bootlegger
Bilby, have you been talking to my father? He just presented that joke a few days ago at Thanksgiving.
December 3, 2009
dontcry commented on the word bootlegger
I have a good "A....walks into a bar" joke. Where should I post it?? *too lazy to look for the list*
December 3, 2009
ruzuzu commented on the word bootlegger
An ellipsis and a period walk into a bar. The bartender says "Hey! Where's the colon?" and the the ellipsis says....
December 3, 2009
Prolagus commented on the word bootlegger
dontcry, here's the list.
December 3, 2009
bilby commented on the word bootlegger
ruz :-)
rt, your father and I meet to discuss you at least twice a year. Lately he's been quite concerned about your ______ *whispers*
December 3, 2009
pterodactyl commented on the word bootlegger
Oh, bilby, I almost spat out my tea. Thank you!
(...wait, why am I thanking him for almost wasting good tea?)
December 3, 2009
pterodactyl commented on the word bootlegger
Strikingly similar: "He was the best laxative salesman in the country, but he was just a regular guy."
December 3, 2009
reesetee commented on the word bootlegger
Bilby: Ooooh. So that's what he was talking about on Friday....
December 4, 2009