"bootlegger" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bootleggers [plural]
Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{af|en|bootleg|-er|id2=agent noun}} bootleg + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} bootlegger (plural bootleggers)
  1. An illegal trader of goods, especially of alcohol. Categories (topical): Crime Translations (illegal trader): salakauppias (Finnish), trokari (Finnish), viinatrokari (note: of alcohol) (Finnish), bootlegger (French), trafiquant [masculine] (French), Schwarzhändler [masculine] (German), contrabbandiere (Italian), trafficante [masculine] (Italian), 密売者 (mitsubaisha) (alt: みつばいしゃ) (Japanese), бутле́гер (butléger) [US, masculine] (Russian), незако́нный торго́вец спиртны́ми напи́тками (nezakónnyj torgóvec spirtnými napítkami) [masculine] (Russian), traficante [feminine, masculine] (Spanish), contrabandista [feminine, masculine] (Spanish), langare [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-bootlegger-en-noun-Elyim7Go Disambiguation of Crime: 55 45 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 63 37 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 62 38 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 59 41 Disambiguation of 'illegal trader': 87 13
  2. One who breaks intellectual property laws by reproducing protected works without permission; a pirate. Categories (topical): Copyright, People
    Sense id: en-bootlegger-en-noun-wEauTcxG Disambiguation of Copyright: 13 87 Disambiguation of People: 43 57 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: bootlegger reverse Related terms: moonshiner, revenuer

Inflected forms

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