bootlegger
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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[edit]
bootlegger (plural bootleggers)
Translations[edit]
illegal trader
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