Synonyms for moonshiner
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
Someone who makes or distributes moonshine (illicit alcohol).
Near-synonyms: bootlegger; rum-runner
Related words
- Phrases
- moonshiner's turn
- Is a kind of
- smuggler outlaw criminal
Forms
- Plural
- moonshiners → bootleggers, rum-runners, shiners, moonlighters…
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| moonshiner | rising | |
| bootlegger | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- shiner2
- 10 letters
- bootlegger3
- 11 letters
- moonlighter
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (shiner2 = 2 syllables).