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Synonyms for bootlegger

Most common

pirate rum-runner moonshiner

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    Someone who bootlegs. One who is illegally a producer and/or trader of goods, especially of alcohol.

Related words

Word family
bootlegging
Phrases
bootlegger reverse

Forms

Plural
bootleggers → pirates, rum-runners, moonshiners…

Example sentences

  • pirate The fishing boat turned out to be a pirate skiff.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
bootleggerrising
piraterising
moonshinerrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

6 letters
pirate2
10 letters
moonshiner

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (pirate2 = 2 syllables).