bootlegger

English

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.

Noun

bootlegger (plural bootleggers)

An illegal trader of goods, especially of alcohol.

Translations

illegal trader

Finnish: salakauppias, trokari (fi)
French: bootlegger (fr)
Italian: contrabbandiere (it), trafficante (it) m

Japanese: 密売者 (みつばいしゃ, mitsubaisha)
Russian: бутле́гер (ru) m (butléger) (US), незако́нный торго́вец спиртны́ми напи́тками m (nezakónnyj torgóvec spirtnými napítkami)
Spanish: traficante (es) m or f, contrabandista m or f

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