bootlegger

boot·leg

B0397400 (bo͞ot′lĕg′)v. boot·legged, boot·leg·ging, boot·legs v.tr.1. To make, sell, or transport (alcoholic liquor) for sale illegally.2. To produce, distribute, or sell without permission or illegally: a clandestine outfit that bootlegs compact discs and tapes.v.intr.1. To engage in the bootlegging of alcoholic liquor or another product.2. To attach a transmitter to a dish antenna, creating an uplink via which a signal is sent to a satellite without the knowledge of the satellite's owner.3. Football To fake a hand-off, conceal the ball on the hip, and roll out in order to pass or especially to rush around the end. Used of a quarterback.n.1. A product, especially alcoholic liquor, that is illicitly produced, distributed, or sold.2. The part of a boot above the instep.3. Football A play in which the quarterback bootlegs.adj. Produced, sold, or transported illegally: bootleg gin; bootleg tapes.

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[From a smuggler's practice of carrying liquor in the legs of boots.]

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boot′leg′ger n.

Thesaurus

Noun

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bootlegger - someone who makes or sells illegal liquormoonshinercriminal, crook, felon, malefactor, outlaw - someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime

bootlegger

nounA person who engages in smuggling:contrabandist, runner, smuggler.

Translations

trafiquant