Jointist

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Operator of an illegal drinking place or "joint" obsolete

    "In Kansas no man dares to flaunt his sign in the eyes of the public, to entice custom; the liquor seller is the sneaking boot-legger, skulking jointist, criminal and outlaw, afraid of every shadow that falls across his hiding-place […]"

Example

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"In Kansas no man dares to flaunt his sign in the eyes of the public, to entice custom; the liquor seller is the sneaking boot-legger, skulking jointist, criminal and outlaw, afraid of every shadow that falls across his hiding-place […]"

Etymology

From joint (“restaurant, bar, or nightclub”) + -ist.

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