"bootlegger" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbuːtlɛɡə(ɹ)/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-bootlegger.wav 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. Someone who bootlegs.
    One who is illegally a producer and/or trader of goods, especially of alcohol.
    Translations (illegal trader): 私酒販 /私酒贩 (Chinese Mandarin), 走私販 /走私贩 (Chinese Mandarin), 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), 密造者 (mitsuzōsha) (alt: みつぞうしゃ) (Japanese), 密輸者 (mitsuyusha) (alt: みつゆしゃ) (Japanese), 밀매자 (milmaeja) (alt: 密賣者) (Korean), 밀수자 (milsuja) (alt: 密輸者) (Korean), przemytnik [masculine] (Polish), przemytniczka [feminine] (Polish), 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)
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  2. Someone who bootlegs.
    One who breaks intellectual property laws by reproducing protected works without permission.
    Synonyms: pirate
    Sense id: en-bootlegger-en-noun-en:intellectual_property_thief Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English links with manual fragments, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Copyright, People Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of English links with manual fragments: 27 37 35 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 32 35 32 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Copyright: 10 73 17 Disambiguation of People: 33 33 33
  3. Someone who bootlegs.
    A miner who mines illegally.
    Translations (miner who mines illegally): 非法礦工 /非法矿工 (fēifǎ kuànggōng) (Chinese Mandarin), laitonta kaivosta kaivava kaivostyöntekijä (Finnish)
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: booklegger, bootlegger reverse, bootleggery, buttlegger, foodlegger, organlegger Related terms: bootlegging, moonshiner, revenuer
Categories (other): Crime Disambiguation of Crime: 0 0 0

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        }
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      "word": "booklegger"
    },
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      "word": "bootlegger reverse"
    },
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      "word": "buttlegger"
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    {
      "word": "organlegger"
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        "Someone who bootlegs.",
        "One who is illegally a producer and/or trader of goods, especially of alcohol."
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        "Someone who bootlegs.",
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "lang_code": "cmn",
      "sense": "illegal trader",
      "word": "私酒販 /私酒贩"
    },
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      "code": "cmn",
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      "lang_code": "cmn",
      "sense": "illegal trader",
      "word": "走私販 /走私贩"
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      "sense": "illegal trader",
      "word": "salakauppias"
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      "code": "fi",
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      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "illegal trader",
      "word": "trokari"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
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      "note": "of alcohol",
      "sense": "illegal trader",
      "word": "viinatrokari"
    },
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "sense": "illegal trader",
      "word": "bootlegger"
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      "code": "fr",
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      "sense": "illegal trader",
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      "word": "trafiquant"
    },
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "illegal trader",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Schwarzhändler"
    },
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "sense": "illegal trader",
      "word": "contrabbandiere"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "sense": "illegal trader",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "trafficante"
    },
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      "alt": "みつばいしゃ",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "lang_code": "ja",
      "roman": "mitsubaisha",
      "sense": "illegal trader",
      "word": "密売者"
    },
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      "alt": "みつぞうしゃ",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "lang_code": "ja",
      "roman": "mitsuzōsha",
      "sense": "illegal trader",
      "word": "密造者"
    },
    {
      "alt": "みつゆしゃ",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "lang_code": "ja",
      "roman": "mitsuyusha",
      "sense": "illegal trader",
      "word": "密輸者"
    },
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      "alt": "密賣者",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "lang_code": "ko",
      "roman": "milmaeja",
      "sense": "illegal trader",
      "word": "밀매자"
    },
    {
      "alt": "密輸者",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "lang_code": "ko",
      "roman": "milsuja",
      "sense": "illegal trader",
      "word": "밀수자"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "illegal trader",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "przemytnik"
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "illegal trader",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "przemytniczka"
    },
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
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      "roman": "butléger",
      "sense": "illegal trader",
      "tags": [
        "US",
        "masculine"
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      "word": "бутле́гер"
    },
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      "roman": "nezakónnyj torgóvec spirtnými napítkami",
      "sense": "illegal trader",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "незако́нный торго́вец спиртны́ми напи́тками"
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      "sense": "illegal trader",
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        "masculine"
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      "word": "traficante"
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "illegal trader",
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
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      "sense": "illegal trader",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "langare"
    },
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
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      "roman": "fēifǎ kuànggōng",
      "sense": "miner who mines illegally",
      "word": "非法礦工 /非法矿工"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "miner who mines illegally",
      "word": "laitonta kaivosta kaivava kaivostyöntekijä"
    }
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    "King George III"
  ],
  "word": "bootlegger"
}

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