bootlegger
English
Etymology
From bootleg + -er. Originally a nickname given to smugglers in King George III's reign, derived from the smugglers' custom of hiding packages of valuables in the legs of their large sea-boots when dodging the king's coastguardsmen.
Noun
bootlegger (plural bootleggers)
- An illegal trader of goods, especially of alcohol.
Derived terms
- bootlegger reverse
Translations
illegal trader
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French
Etymology
From English bootlegger.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bɔ.ɔ.tlɛɡ.ʒe/
Audio (Toulouse, France): (file)
Noun
bootlegger m (plural bootleggers)
- bootlegger
Further reading
- “bootlegger”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.