bootlegger

English

Etymology

Originally a nickname given to smugglers in King George III's reign, derived from the smugglers' custom of hiding packages of valuables in their large sea-boots when dodging the king's coastguardsmen.

Noun

bootlegger (plural bootleggers)

1. An illegal trader of goods, especially of alcohol.

Translations

illegal trader

• Finnish: salakauppias (fi), trokari (fi)
• French: bootlegger (fr)

• Spanish: traficante (es) m and f, comerciante clandestino (es) m