Big overcoats and high boots suddenly became fashionable because they could easily conceal flasks, giving birth to the term “bootlegger.”
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Bootlegger
//ˈbuːtlɛɡə(ɹ)//
Synonyms for "bootlegger" (27 found)
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Closest matches (6)
Strong matches (8)
Related words (13)
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3 entriesTranslations
24 translations across 11 languages.
Chinese Mandarin
3 entries- 私酒販 /私酒贩 noun (illegal trader)
- 走私販 /走私贩 noun (illegal trader)
- 非法礦工 /非法矿工 noun (miner who mines illegally)
Finnish
4 entries- laitonta kaivosta kaivava kaivostyöntekijä noun (miner who mines illegally)
- salakauppias noun (illegal trader)
- trokari noun (illegal trader)
- viinatrokari noun (illegal trader)
French
2 entries- bootlegger noun (illegal trader)
- trafiquant noun (illegal trader)
German
1 entries- Schwarzhändler noun (illegal trader)
Italian
2 entries- contrabbandiere noun (illegal trader)
- trafficante noun (illegal trader)
Japanese
3 entries- 密売者 noun (illegal trader)
- 密輸者 noun (illegal trader)
- 密造者 noun (illegal trader)
Korean
2 entries- 밀매자 noun (illegal trader)
- 밀수자 noun (illegal trader)
Polish
2 entries- przemytniczka noun (illegal trader)
- przemytnik noun (illegal trader)
Russian
2 entries- бутле́гер noun (illegal trader)
- незако́нный торго́вец спиртны́ми напи́тками noun (illegal trader)
Spanish
2 entries- contrabandista noun (illegal trader)
- traficante noun (illegal trader)
Swedish
1 entries- langare noun (illegal trader)
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