bootlegger.
Someone who bootlegs.
Meaning & usage
Someone who bootlegs. One who is illegally a producer and/or trader of goods, especially of alcohol.
Someone who bootlegs. One who breaks intellectual property laws by reproducing protected works without permission.
Someone who bootlegs. A miner who mines illegally.
Where this word comes from
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.
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