rum-runner

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary

Archived revision by WingerBot (talk | contribs) as of 03:03, 19 March 2019.

(diff) ← Older revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)

Jump to navigation Jump to search

See also: rumrunner and rum runner

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

rum +‎ runner

Noun

rum-runner (plural rum-runners)

(US, Canada) an alcohol smuggler, especially from the Prohibition era.
the fast boats used by these smugglers.

Retrieved from "https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=rum-runner&oldid=52029700"