Rum-runner

noun

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Definitions

Noun

1
An alcohol smuggler, especially from the Prohibition era. Canada, US
"Near-synonyms: bootlegger; moonshiner, shiner"
2
A fast boat used by these smugglers.
3
Any fast boat of the sort.
"Near-synonym: speedboat"

Synonyms

;bootlegger cigarette boat cigarette-boat go-fast boat moonshiner

Antonyms

Example

"Near-synonyms: bootlegger; moonshiner, shiner"

Etymology

From rum + runner.

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